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Report: 33 percent of 2017 Franklin Jr/Sr High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In the two years after 96% of Franklin Jr/Sr High School's class of 2017 graduated on time, 33 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses because they weren't prepared for college-level classes, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data from the class that graduated in 2017 shows 44 percent of Franklin Jr/Sr 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 was 44 percent.

Of the Franklin Jr/Sr graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 33 percent took remedial courses in math and 33 percent took them in communications.

Statewide, 44 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2017
School District
City
School
Four-year graduation rate
Remediation rate
Scott-Morgan CUSD 2
Bluffs
Bluffs High School
100.0%
100.0%
Warsaw CUSD 316
Warsaw
Warsaw Senior High School
81.6%
71.4%
Beardstown CUSD 15
Beardstown
Beardstown Jr/Sr High School
92.0%
64.5%
Waverly CUSD 6
Waverly
Waverly Junior/Senior High School
91.3%
60.0%
Triopia CUSD 27
Concord
Triopia Jr-Sr High School
94.4%
50.0%
West Prairie CUSD 103
Sciota
West Prairie High School
84.8%
36.4%
Carrollton CUSD 1
Carrollton
Carrollton High School
90.9%
34.6%
Franklin CUSD 1
Franklin
Franklin Jr/Sr High School
95.7%
33.3%
Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170
Bushnell
Bushnell-Prairie City High School
84.9%
30.0%

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