Coal City Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Coal City, Illinois

Coal City Early Childhood Center in Coal City, Illinois enrolled 437 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

413 students in 2022-23, 436 students in 2023-24, 437 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.7 to 27.0.

Students enrolled at Coal City Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 413, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 43702004006002022-234132023-244362024-25437
Students enrolled at Coal City Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 413, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 43702004006002022-234132023-244362024-25437
Students enrolled at Coal City Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 413, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 43702004006002022-234132023-244362024-25437
Students enrolled at Coal City Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 413, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 43702004006002022-234132023-244362024-25437
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341326.715.5
2023-2443626.316.6
2024-2543727.016.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 16.2; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 16.2; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 16.2; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 16.2; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Coal City Early Childhood Center enrolled 282 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent12.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

83.8% of students were White, 10.8% Hispanic, 3.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White83.8%
  2. Hispanic10.8%
  3. Two or more races3.7%
  4. American Indian0.9%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. Black0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Coal City

3 public elementary schools in Coal City report 2024-25 enrollment; Coal City Early Childhood Center is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Coal City Early Childhood Center43716.2not reported
Coal City Elementary School30214.4not reported
Coal City Intermediate School29415.7not reported

All public schools in Coal City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Coal City Early Childhood Center

  1. Coal City Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 302 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Coal City Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 294 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Coal City Early Childhood Center with Coal City Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Coal City CUSD 1 spends per student$15,447 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,447
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisCoal City Early Childhood Center is the number 797 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#797 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.16.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Coal City Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Coal City Early Childhood Center?
    437 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 413 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Coal City, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Coal City Early Childhood Center?
    16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Coal City Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Coal City Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Coal City Early Childhood Center in?
    Coal City CUSD 1, NCES district ID 1710530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171053006031 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22