The Altamont Grade School and Altamont High School Band & Choir recently held their Christmas Program. The event featured performances from students and included an album of photos from the evening, which has been made available for the community to view. The school district extended holiday wishes to everyone, stating, “We wish everyone a VERY Merry Christmas!”
Altamont Grade School and Altamont High School are part of the Altamont Community Unit School District 10, which serves both Effingham and Fayette counties. More information about the schools can be found on the Illinois Report Card website at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, Altamont Community Unit School District 10 employs 54 teachers with an average salary of $49,144 before pension contributions. The teaching staff is composed of approximately 81.6 percent women and 18.4 percent men, with no teachers recording more than ten absences in a school year. Further details are available at https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
Demographically, the district is predominantly White at 96.1 percent, with smaller percentages identifying as Black (0.5 percent), Hispanic (1.4 percent), or Asian (0.2 percent). This information can also be accessed through https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
In terms of finances, the district spent $16,148 per student in 2020, amounting to a total expenditure of $10,431,330 as reported by https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/.
A photo album from the band and choir program is available for those interested in viewing images from the event.
