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Coal City Community Unit School District 1 enrollment in 2023-24 school year

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Mrs. Strunga,1st Grade Teacher | Official Website

Mrs. Strunga,1st Grade Teacher | Official Website

Coal City Community Unit School District 1 welcomed 2,126 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

This is a 0.9% increase over the previous school year.

Coal City High School had the largest enrollment in the district with 636 students.

Coal City Community Unit School District 1 roughly covers schools within Grundy County and has a main office in Coal City.

In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of 3,977 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting demographic changes. Combined public and private K-12 enrollment dropped three percent between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school year (60,900 students), far more than the typical 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent annual enrollment declines in Illinois over the last 5 years.

Enrollment in Coal City Community Unit School District 1 Over 4 Years
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Student Enrollment in Coal City Community Unit School District 1 Schools, 2023-24 School Year

SchoolEnrollmentChange from Previous Year (%)
Coal City Intermediate School266-8.3%
Coal City Early Childhood Center4344.3%
Coal City Middle School486-1.2%
Coal City Elementary School3047.8%
Coal City High School6361.6%

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