Coal City Early Childhood Center in Coal City, Illinois on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Coal City Early Childhood Center is a rural public school in Coal City, Illinois that is part of Coal City Community Unit School District 1. It serves 316 students in grades Pre-K - 1 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.9:1. Its teachers have had 7 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 1

316 Students

29 Teachers

755 S Carbon Hill Rd

Coal City, IL 60416 View local requests

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Coal City Early Childhood Center Demographics

37%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

11%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Coal City Early Childhood Center Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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