Lake County Gazette

The Early Childhood Center at Coal City Community Unit School District 1 recently held seasonal activities in Mrs. Duffy’s class, focusing on pumpkins. Students examined pumpkins, discussed descriptive words for both the inside and outside of the pumpkins, and wrote sentences describing their observations.

According to the district, "Halloween is an exciting day at the ECC! Fun was had by all!"

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/.

Data from the Illinois State Board of Education shows that the district 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. No teacher in the district has more than ten absences per school year according to state records (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

Demographically, students in the district are predominantly White (86.9 percent), with Hispanic students making up 9.6 percent; Black and Asian students each represent 0.6 percent of enrollment (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

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