Lake County Gazette

First grade students at the Coal City Early Childhood Center recently participated in an art class focused on primary and secondary colors. During the lesson, students sang the Primary Color Song, danced, and studied examples of color use in well-known works of art. They mixed yellow and red to create their own shades of orange for pumpkins and combined blue and yellow to make green for grass. The students also took inspiration from Vincent Van Gogh’s "Starry Night," using his repetitive brush strokes to paint a purple sky.

Art teacher Mrs. Brncich commented, "These pieces were the perfect way to celebrate the fall season!"

The Coal City Community Unit School District 1 includes several schools across Grundy and Will counties, 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, there are 153 teachers in the district with an average salary of $69,297 before pension contributions. The majority of teachers are women (77.9 percent), while men make up 22.1 percent; no teacher has more than ten absences per year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The student population is predominantly White (86.9 percent), with Hispanic students representing 9.6 percent, Black students 0.6 percent, and Asian students 0.6 percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

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