Sangamon Sun

In the two years after 96 percent of Tri-City High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 39 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 53 percent of Tri-City 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 Tri-City graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 23 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 23 percent took them in math and 31 percent took them in communications.

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

School District	City	School	Four-year graduation rate	Remediation rate
Pawnee CUSD 11	Pawnee	Pawnee Jr/Sr High School	86%	62%
Porta CUSD 202	Petersburg	Porta High School	83%	46%
Lincoln CHSD 404	Lincoln	Lincoln Community High School	79%	46%
Springfield SD 186	Springfield	Lanphier High School	73%	43%
Pleasant Plains CUSD 8	Pleasant Plains	Pleasant Plains High School	95%	42%
Tri City CUSD 1	Buffalo	Tri-City High School	96%	39%
Williamsville CUSD 15	Williamsville	Williamsville High School	100%	23%