Lake County Gazette

Coal City High School’s PATH and Transitions classes recently volunteered at Our Caring Closet, a community care center located in Wilmington. The students collaborated with other volunteers on various tasks at the center. The Transitions class has been volunteering at the center for four years. Our Caring Closet is a nonprofit organization that provides household goods and clothing to people in need, aiming to offer these items in a respectful environment.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1 includes several schools: 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 both Grundy and Will counties. More information about the district can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

The Illinois State Board of Education reports that the district employs 153 teachers with an average salary of $69,297 before pension contributions; 77.9 percent are women and 22.1 percent are men. No teachers have more than ten absences in a school year according to state data (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Demographically, the district is composed of 86.9 percent White students, 0.6 percent Black students, 9.6 percent Hispanic students, and 0.6 percent Asian students (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

In terms of spending, the district allocated $21,619 per student in 2020 for a total expenditure of $47,021,825 (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).