Lake County Gazette

Students from Coal City Middle School attended the annual Eighth Grade Career Fair on October 28. The event was organized by the Community Foundation of Grundy County and the Grundy Area Vocational Center (GAVC). Students from across Grundy County participated, meeting with representatives from a range of businesses, trade groups, educational institutions, and government agencies to learn about potential career paths after high school.

Coal City Middle School is part of Coal City Community Unit School District 1, which serves both Grundy and Will counties. The district also includes Coal City Early Childhood Center, Coal City Elementary School, Coal City High School, and Coal City Intermediate School. More information about the schools in this district can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, there are 153 teachers in the district 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. No teacher in the district has more than ten absences in a school year; additional details are available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

The student population is predominantly White (86.9 percent), with Hispanic students representing 9.6 percent, Black students at 0.6 percent, and Asian students also at 0.6 percent according to state records: https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

In terms of spending, the district reported expenditures of $21,619 per student in 2020 for a total budget of $47 million as detailed at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.