Lake County Gazette

The Coal City Community Unit School District 1’s boys and girls golf teams both earned conference wins against Manteno on Tuesday. The girls team finished with a score of 227 to Manteno’s 232, while the boys team posted a 184 over Manteno’s 202.

For the girls, Josephine Kline led with a score of 53, followed by Kayla Kowalski, Kylan Colambuono, and Liv Sulzberger, each scoring 58.

On the boys side, sophomores Jaxon Duke, Trevor Walker, Cody Scheer, and freshman Reed Sulzberger all finished with a score of 46.

“It was a great team effort,” Coach Harlan Kennell said.

Following these results, the Coalers boys team holds a conference record of 2-1 and is 3-3 overall. The girls team is now at an overall record of 2-2.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1 includes schools such as Coal City Early Childhood Center, Coal City Elementary School, Coal City High School, Coal City Intermediate School, and Coal City Middle School. The district serves areas in Grundy and Will counties (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 153 teachers with an average salary of $69,297 before pension contributions. Most teachers are women (77.9 percent), and there are no teachers with more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

The student population in the district is predominantly White at 86.9 percent; Hispanic students make up nearly ten percent. Black and Asian students each represent about half a percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

In terms of spending, the district allocated $21,619 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $47 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).