West Central Reporter

In the two years after 95 percent of West Prairie High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 20 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 60 percent of West Prairie 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 West Prairie graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 13 percent took remedial courses in math and 13 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
Franklin CUSD 1	Franklin	Franklin Jr/Sr High School	93%	100%
Waverly CUSD 6	Waverly	Waverly Junior/Senior High School	91%	71%
Brussels CUSD 42	Brussels	Brussels High School	73%	67%
Beardstown CUSD 15	Beardstown	Beardstown Jr/Sr High School	81%	61%
Carrollton CUSD 1	Carrollton	Carrollton High School	96%	36%
Warsaw CUSD 316	Warsaw	Warsaw Senior High School	79%	33%
Scott-Morgan CUSD 2	Bluffs	Bluffs High School	100%	25%
West Prairie CUSD 103	Sciota	West Prairie High School	95%	20%
Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170	Bushnell	Bushnell-Prairie City High School	86%	19%
Triopia CUSD 27	Concord	Triopia Jr-Sr High School	96%	13%