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Coal City High School will hold its first College Admissions Night on August 27 at 7 p.m. in the Coal City Performing Arts Center. The event is designed to help students and families understand the college application process, financial aid, and scholarships.
Admissions representatives Tyler Myers from Illinois State University and Faith Haley from the University of St. Francis will present information on topics related to searching for colleges and applying for admission. Both presenters will be available to answer questions starting at 6:30 p.m.
"The goal is to help students and their families with the exciting and sometimes overwhelming process of applying to college," organizers said. Questions about the event can be directed to Art Stafford at [email protected].
All students and families considering college after graduation are invited to attend. While preregistration is not required, it is available for those who wish to submit questions or suggest discussion topics ahead of time.
Coal City High School is part of Coal City Community Unit School District 1, which serves Grundy and Will counties and includes several schools in addition to the high school. More information about the district can be found at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, Coal City Community Unit School District 1 employs 153 teachers, with an average salary of $69,297 before pension contributions; most teachers are women, and there have been no teachers with more than ten absences in a year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The student population in the district is predominantly White at nearly 87 percent, with Hispanic students making up almost 10 percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In 2020, per-student spending was $21,619, amounting to a total expenditure of over $47 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
