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Coal City CUSD 1, IL: schools, enrollment and spending

Coal City CUSD 1 runs 5 public schools with 2,129 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.9 students per teacher is 1.2 higher than the Illinois figure of 13.7.

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
2,129
Teachers (FTE)
143
Students per teacher
14.9
IL: 13.7 · US: 15.3
Address
550 S Carbon Hill Rd, Coal City, IL 60416
County
Grundy County
Locale
Town: Fringe
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1710530
State district ID
IL-24-032-0010-26
Total staff (FTE)
359
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 710 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
9.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.9
Illinois13.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,087), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$34.5 million
Federal revenue
$1.3 million
State revenue
$4.3 million
Local revenue
$28.9 million
Total spending
$32.9 million
Spending per pupil
$15,755
Salaries
$16.4 million49.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$27.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 3.9%
  • State: 12.4%
  • Local: 83.8%

Illinois overall

  • Federal: 7.7%
  • State: 39.1%
  • Local: 53.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,755
Illinois$20,743
United States$16,826

Schools in Coal City CUSD 1

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Coal City Early Childhood CenterElementaryPK to 143716.2
Coal City Elementary SchoolElementary2 to 330214.4
Coal City High SchoolHigh9 to 1264216.1
Coal City Intermediate SchoolElementary4 to 529416.3
Coal City Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 845412.6

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.