Rockford Sun

In the two years after 93 percent of Belvidere High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 53 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 64 percent of Belvidere 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 Belvidere graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 16 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 45 percent took them in math and 16 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
Belvidere CUSD 100	Belvidere	Belvidere High School	93%	53%
Belvidere CUSD 100	Belvidere	Belvidere North High School	90%	43%
Durand CUSD 322	Durand	Durand High School	92%	30%