Lake County Gazette

The Coalers Boys Golf team secured a win in the Illinois Central Eight conference, defeating Lisle 190-198 on Thursday, September 11. The match concluded a busy week for the team.

Team members contributing to the victory included Frankie Ponio, who shot a 44; Jaxon Duke, with a 48; Reed Sulzberger and McKale Perino, each scoring 49; and Kory Lovell and Trevor Walker, both finishing with a 51.

The team will next compete on September 17 when they host Peotone at Cinder Ridge Golf Course. The match is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1, which oversees schools including Coal City High School where the boys golf team competes, serves Grundy and Will counties. The district includes multiple schools such as Coal City Early Childhood Center and Coal City Middle School. More information about the district can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, Coal City Community Unit School District 1 employs 153 teachers with an average salary of $69,297 before pension contributions. Most teachers are women (77.9 percent), while men make up 22.1 percent of staff. There are no teachers in the district with more than ten absences in a school year. Further details are available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

Demographically, the student body is predominantly White (86.9 percent), with Hispanic students representing nearly one-tenth of enrollment; Black and Asian students each account for less than one percent of total enrollment (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

In fiscal year 2020, per-student spending in the district was $21,619, totaling $47 million across all students (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).