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Report: 62 percent of 2018 Pawnee Jr/Sr High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In the two years after 86 percent of Pawnee Jr/Sr High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 62 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses because they were not prepared for college-level classes, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data from the class that graduated in 2018 shows 58 percent of Pawnee Jr/Sr students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at a college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 75 percent across the state.

Of the Pawnee Jr/Sr graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 14 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 52 percent took them in math and 33 percent took them in communications.

Statewide, 43 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2018

School DistrictCitySchoolFour-year graduation rateRemediation rate
Pawnee CUSD 11PawneePawnee Jr/Sr High School86%62%
Porta CUSD 202PetersburgPorta High School83%46%
Lincoln CHSD 404LincolnLincoln Community High School79%46%
Springfield SD 186SpringfieldLanphier High School73%43%
Pleasant Plains CUSD 8Pleasant PlainsPleasant Plains High School95%42%
Tri City CUSD 1BuffaloTri-City High School96%39%
Williamsville CUSD 15WilliamsvilleWilliamsville High School100%23%

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