Will County Gazette

Students in Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C were released early today due to a scheduled School Improvement Day. According to the district, students at Hickory Creek Middle School left at 10:45 a.m., those at Grand Prairie Elementary School departed at 11:25 a.m., and Chelsea Intermediate School students were dismissed at 12:05 p.m.

Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C, which covers Will County, includes Chelsea Elementary School, Grand Prairie Elementary School, and Hickory Creek Middle School. More information about the district can be found on the Illinois Report Card website: https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/

Demographic data from the Illinois State Board of Education shows that the district is composed of approximately 79.9 percent White students, with Black students making up 6.7 percent, Hispanic students accounting for 6.4 percent, and Asian students representing 2.7 percent of enrollment (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

The teaching staff consists of 168 teachers who earn an average salary of $57,205 before pension contributions; women make up nearly 89.3 percent of the faculty while men represent about 10.7 percent. The district also reports that no teacher has more than ten absences during a school year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).

In terms of finances, Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C spent $17,992 per student in the year 2020, totaling $45,843,412 for that period (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).