Lake County Gazette

Mrs. Strunga’s first grade class at Coal City Community Unit School District 1 recently participated in a creative reading project based on the Superkids curriculum. After spending the week reading about Oswald’s Odd Pet Rock, students designed their own pet rocks. Each student named their rock, created dialogue for it, and described its abilities. The activity included drawing a blueprint before painting the final pet rock.

Mrs. Strunga said, “students had an amazing time designing and creating.”

Coal City Community Unit School District 1 serves Grundy and Will counties and includes several 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. More information about the district can be found at 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 is primarily White at 86.9 percent, with Hispanic students making up 9.6 percent, Black students 0.6 percent, and Asian students also 0.6 percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

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