Lake County Gazette

The Coalers Girls Golf team played its final home match of the season on Wednesday, September 10. The team hosted Seneca, Plano, and a half-team from Reed-Custer. The Coalers ended the evening with one win and one loss, defeating Plano but falling to Seneca. This result brings their overall record to 3-3 for the season.

Joey Kline led the team in scoring, with contributions from Kayla Kowalski, Emma Sinkular, and Abbie Rose. The team's next event is an 18-hole tournament at Wolf Creek in Pontiac on Monday, September 15.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1 covers Grundy and Will counties and includes several schools such as Coal City Early Childhood Center and Coal City High School (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). According to the Illinois State Board of Education, there are 153 teachers in the district with an average salary of $69,297; most are women (77.9 percent), while men make up 22.1 percent. No teacher in the district had more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). Demographically, the student body is mostly White (86.9 percent), with smaller percentages of Hispanic (9.6 percent), Black (0.6 percent), and Asian students (0.6 percent) (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In 2020, spending per student was $21,619 for a total of $47 million across the district (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).