Summary:
The city of Coulterville, Illinois is home to three small public schools serving grades K-12: Coulterville Elementary School, Coulterville High School, and Coulterville Junior High School. These schools, which are part of the Coulterville Unified School District 1, face significant academic challenges, with all three ranked in the bottom half of their respective school types in Illinois.
Among the three schools, Coulterville Elementary School stands out with its small enrollment of 83 students, low test scores, and high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%. Coulterville High School, with 67 students, also struggles academically, with only 50% of 11th graders proficient in ELA and 21.4% proficient in Math. Meanwhile, Coulterville Junior High School, the smallest of the three with 51 students, has better ELA performance but still lags in Math.
Across all three schools, there are common challenges, including low statewide rankings, high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients (ranging from 69.88% to 77.61%), and significant attendance issues. While the district allocates relatively high spending per student and maintains small student-teacher ratios, the academic outcomes do not reflect this investment, suggesting a need to examine how resources are being utilized and identify areas for more effective deployment to address the systemic issues facing the schools in Coulterville.
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