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Report: 60 percent of 2016 South Beloit Senior High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In a year when 90 percent of South Beloit Senior High School seniors graduated on time, 60 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 2016.

Data from the class that graduated in 2016 shows 48 percent of South Beloit Senior students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 75 percent across the state. After 16 months, the rate is 52 percent.

Of the South Beloit Senior graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 20 percent took them in reading, while 47 percent took remedial courses in math and 27 percent took remedial courses in communications.

Statewide, 46 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2016

School District
City
School
Four-year graduation rate
Remediation rate
County Of Winnebago SD 320
South Beloit
South Beloit Senior High School
89.5%
60.0%
Auburn CUSD 10
Auburn
Auburn High School
95.3%
58.1%
Rockford SD 205
Rockford
Auburn High School
68.3%
52.7%
Belvidere CUSD 100
Belvidere
Belvidere High School
92.8%
52.6%
Rockford SD 205
Rockford
Guilford High School
81.1%
52.0%
Rockford SD 205
Rockford
Rockford East High School
68.1%
50.3%
Pecatonica CUSD 321
Pecatonica
Pecatonica High School
84.7%
50.0%
Rockford SD 205
Rockford
Jefferson High School
76.3%
48.6%
Belvidere CUSD 100
Belvidere
Belvidere North High School
90.4%
40.5%
Winnebago CUSD 323
Winnebago
Winnebago High School
96.3%
39.6%
Harlem Ud 122
Machesney Park
Harlem High School
80.7%
38.3%
North Boone CUSD 200
Poplar Grove
North Boone High School
90.0%
33.3%
Durand CUSD 322
Durand
Durand High School
91.9%
31.6%
Hononegah Chd 207
Rockton
Hononegah High School
93.3%
26.1%

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