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Enrollment
642
High
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COAL CITY CUSD 1·NCES 171053001271
Coal City High School
655 W Division St, Coal City, IL 60416 · (815) 634-2396 · Grundy County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Illinois public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
182 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 163 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 163 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 174 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 142 | 22% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Coal City CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Coal City High School
Coal City High School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal City High School this school | 642 | 28.3% | 48.4% |
| Herscher High School Herscher | 542 | 29.9% | 44.3% |
| Johnsburg High School Johnsburg | 502 | 32.1% | 44.3% |
| Sherrard High School Sherrard | 449 | 25.8% | 41.8% |
| Peotone High School Peotone | 420 | 27.6% | 43.7% |
| Stillman Valley High School Stillman Valley | 433 | 30.3% | 46.6% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Coal City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #98 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #289 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #402 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #335 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #511 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #293 of 358 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
642
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 642 | 40.5 | 15.8:1 | 28% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 40.3 | 15.8:1 | 30% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 38.3 | 16.5:1 | 23% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 39.8 | 16.6:1 | 22% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 27% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 19% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 542 | 32 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 30 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coal City High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (662 to 642); teachers up 2% (39.8 to 40.5).
About Coal City High School
Coal City High School is a small high school for students in Coal City, Illinois. It enrolls 642 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 23% below the 834-student average for high schools in Illinois.
The district for Coal City High School is Coal City CUSD 1, with 5 schools and 2,129 students.
Coal City High School is 86% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic. That is in line with Grundy County, where about 86% of residents are White. The diversity index for Coal City High School is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.8 students per teacher. High schools in Illinois average 13.8:1, 2.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Coal City High School, 28% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Coal City High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Illinois public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Coal City High School is -6.7 points: 48.4% actual, 55.1% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Grundy County show that median household income comes to about $92,235, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 28, with about 12,070 students.
Coal City High School's nearest public school is Coal City Middle School (about 0.5 miles). There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Coal City High School is 6th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Coal City High School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
Coal City High School had 650 students in 2020-21 and 642 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,219
Census ACS
Median income
$92,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coal City CUSD 1
- Coal City Middle SchoolMiddle · 454 students
- Coal City Early Childhood CenterElementary · 437 students
- Coal City Elementary SchoolElementary · 302 students
- Coal City Intermediate SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other schools in Coal City
- Coal City Middle SchoolMiddle · 454 students
- Coal City Early Childhood CenterElementary · 437 students
- Coal City Elementary SchoolElementary · 302 students
- Coal City Intermediate SchoolElementary · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Coal City Middle School0.5 mi · 454
- Coal City Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 437
- Coal City Elementary School0.8 mi · 302
- Coal City Intermediate School1.0 mi · 294
- Reed-Custer Elementary School4.3 mi · 690
- Braceville Elementary School4.6 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Coal City High SchoolHow large is Coal City High School?
Coal City High School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Coal City High School serve?
Coal City High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Coal City High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Coal City High School is approximately 15.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Coal City High School?
Coal City High School reports a student body of 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Coal City High School?
Coal City High School is overseen by Coal City CUSD 1 in Grundy County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.