Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 82 percent of Rochester students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 70 percent across the state. After 16 months, the rate is 86 percent.
Of the 34 percent of Rochester graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 8 percent took them in reading, while 21 percent took remedial courses in math and 23 percent took remedial courses in communications.
Statewide, 47 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.
Remediation for area schools: Class of 2015
School District
City
School
Four-year graduation rate
Remediation rate
Pawnee CUSD 11
Pawnee
Pawnee Jr/Sr High School
87.7%
75.0%
Auburn CUSD 10
Auburn
Auburn High School
90.6%
71.8%
Mt Pulaski CUSD 23
Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski High School
92.3%
70.0%
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Lanphier High School
72.4%
67.7%
Pleasant Plains CUSD 8
Pleasant Plains
Pleasant Plains High School
89.0%
64.2%
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Springfield Southeast High School
73.1%
60.2%
Riverton CUSD 14
Riverton
Riverton High School
89.4%
59.4%
Athens CUSD 213
Athens
Athens Senior High School
91.1%
53.3%
New Berlin CUSD 16
New Berlin
New Berlin High School
91.5%
50.0%
Tri City CUSD 1
Buffalo
Tri-City High School
88.6%
47.8%
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Springfield High School
87.4%
44.4%
Porta CUSD 202
Petersburg
Porta High School
88.5%
43.5%
Williamsville CUSD 15
Williamsville
Williamsville High School
99.1%
42.4%
Ball Chatham CUSD 5
Chatham
Glenwood High School
87.6%
40.0%
Lincoln CHSD 404
Lincoln
Lincoln Community High School
79.2%
38.6%
Rochester CUSD 3a
Rochester
Rochester High School
95.8%
33.9%
Greenview CUSD 200
Greenview
Greenview Jr/Sr High School
100.0%
-
Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21
Hartsburg
Hartsburg-emden Jr-Sr High School
0%
-
Springfield SD 186
Springfield
Springfield Learning Academy
24.1%
-
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