Coal City Middle School students attend county-wide career fair

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). It brought together students from across the county to learn about career opportunities after high school by meeting with representatives from businesses, trade organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies.

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

According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, the district employs 153 teachers with an average salary of $69,297 before pension contributions. Of these teachers, 77.9 percent are women and 22.1 percent are men. The report also notes that no teachers in the district had more than ten absences during a school year. These statistics are available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.

Demographically, Coal City Community Unit School District 1 is made up of 86.9 percent White students, 0.6 percent Black students, 9.6 percent Hispanic students, and 0.6 percent Asian students (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

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