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Report: 33 percent of 2015 Pecatonica High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In a year when 93 percent of Pecatonica High School seniors 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 for the Class of 2015.

Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 81 percent of Pecatonica 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 is 83 percent.

Of the 33 percent of Pecatonica graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 14 percent took them in reading, while 22 percent took remedial courses in math and 11 percent took remedial courses in communications.

Statewide, 47 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2015

School District
City
School
Four-year graduation rate
Remediation rate
Rockford SD 205
Rockford
Jefferson High School
75.7%
54.6%
North Boone CUSD 200
Poplar Grove
North Boone High School
84.9%
54.1%
Rockford SD 205
Rockford
Rockford East High School
66.5%
51.6%
Belvidere CUSD 100
Belvidere
Belvidere High School
85.1%
50.4%
Durand CUSD 322
Durand
Durand High School
96.7%
50.0%
Belvidere CUSD 100
Belvidere
Belvidere North High School
85.5%
46.1%
Rockford SD 205
Rockford
Guilford High School
78.8%
45.7%
Rockford SD 205
Rockford
Auburn High School
71.2%
40.8%
Harlem Ud 122
Machesney Park
Harlem High School
80.1%
34.8%
Pecatonica CUSD 321
Pecatonica
Pecatonica High School
93.4%
33.3%
Winnebago CUSD 323
Winnebago
Winnebago High School
89.4%
32.1%
Hononegah Chd 207
Rockton
Hononegah High School
94.4%
25.7%
County Of Winnebago SD 320
South Beloit
South Beloit Senior High School
94.4%
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