Will County Gazette

In the two years after 76 percent of Joliet Central High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 68 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 62 percent of Joliet Central 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 63 percent.

Of the Joliet Central graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 25 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 56 percent took them in math and 36 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
Joliet Twp HSD 204	Joliet	Joliet Central High School	76%	68%
Joliet Twp HSD 204	Joliet	Joliet West High School	81%	61%
Plainfield SD 202	Plainfield	Plainfield South High School	94%	59%
Plainfield SD 202	Plainfield	Plainfield High School	93%	57%
Plainfield SD 202	Plainfield	Plainfield East High School	98%	53%
Plainfield SD 202	Plainfield	Plainfield North High School	96%	52%
Peotone CUSD 207u	Peotone	Peotone High School	93%	51%
Lockport Twp HSD 205	Lockport	Lockport Township High School East	95%	47%
Valley View CUSD 365u	Bolingbrook	Bolingbrook High School	86%	46%
Lincoln Way CHSD 210	Frankfort	Lincoln-Way East High School	97%	44%
Crete Monee CUSD 201u	Crete	Crete-Monee High School	95%	43%
Beecher CUSD 200u	Beecher	Beecher High School	92%	38%