Data from the class that graduated in 2018 shows 69 percent of Beardstown 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. After 16 months, the rate was 70 percent.
Of the Beardstown Jr/Sr graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 30 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 18 percent took them in math and 52 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 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% |
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