Lake County Gazette

In Mrs. Giordano’s classroom at Coal City Intermediate School, fourth and fifth grade students are focusing on learning responsibility. The students are practicing managing their own materials, completing assignments on time, and making positive choices during the school day.

“By being responsible for ourselves and our belongings, we’re building independence and pride in our work. It’s great to see how even small steps like remembering to bring supplies or finish our work helps us be the best students we can be,” Mrs. Giordano said.

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 Grundy and Will counties in Illinois (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. Of these teachers, 77.9 percent are women and 22.1 percent are men; none have 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, with Hispanic students making up 9.6 percent, Black students at 0.6 percent, and Asian students also at 0.6 percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

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