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Schools in Coal City · Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Coal City’s public schools outscore 93% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Coal City’s districts is 55%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Coal City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#39of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
55%
▲ 25 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 20 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,835 students on the public path
In brief

Coal City’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1496 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Coal City’s, its schools beat 100%, higher than their 93% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 46% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,202 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 2 the district’s path is Coal City Elem School, then Coal City Middle School, then Coal City High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Coal City’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 93% of Illinois school districts, #39 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 93%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1496)Better than 100%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,064 test results and a graduating class of 153 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Coal City’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,052 in math, 1,075 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Coal City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Coal City Early Childhood CenterCoal City Community Unit School District 1No scores
2–3Coal City Elem SchoolCoal City Community Unit School District 1A−
6–8Coal City Middle SchoolCoal City Community Unit School District 1A
9–12Coal City High SchoolCoal City Community Unit School District 1B+

Coal City’s public schools are run by Coal City Community Unit School District 1, which also serves Braceville, Carbon Hill, Diamond and Felix and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,129 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,202IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 29.9% · 1075 students tested
Math46%
State average 25.8% · 1052 students tested

Coal City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Coal City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Coal CityACoal City Community Unit School District 1
DiamondACoal City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U PK–12
BraidwoodA−Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U
Carbon Hill—Coal City Community Unit School District 1

2 of the 3 neighbors share Coal City Community Unit School District 1 with Coal City, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Coal City

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Coal Cityin other towns
Coal City Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1
437 students16:1Rate it →
Coal City Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3
A−
302 students14:1Rate it →
Coal City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
454 students13:1Rate it →
Coal City High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
642 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Coal City’s schools

Are Coal City’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Coal City children attend outscore 93% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #39 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 100%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Coal City in?

Coal City Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,129 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Coal City kids go to high school?

Coal City High School, with 642 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Coal City’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Coal City Community Unit School District 1 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Coal City spend per student?

$16,202 in Coal City Community Unit School District 1 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.