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Coal City High School’s PATH and Transitions classes recently volunteered at Our Caring Closet, a community care center located in Wilmington. The students worked alongside other volunteers on various tasks at the facility. According to school officials, the Transitions class has participated in volunteer activities at the center for the past four years.
Our Caring Closet is a nonprofit organization that provides household goods and clothing to people in need, aiming to do so in a respectful environment.
Coal City High School is part of Coal City Community Unit School District 1, which serves Grundy and Will counties. The district also includes Coal City Early Childhood Center, Coal City Elementary School, Coal City Intermediate School, and Coal City Middle School (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; nearly 78 percent are women and just over 22 percent are men. There are no teachers within the district who have more than ten absences in a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
The student population of Coal City Community Unit School District 1 is predominantly White at nearly 87 percent, with Hispanic students making up about 10 percent, while Black and Asian students each represent less than one percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In 2020, the district spent $21,619 per student for a total expenditure of $47 million (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
"Our Caring Closet is a non-for-profit organization that collects household goods and clothing for those in need to give away in a dignified atmosphere," according to organizers.
