Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 75 percent of Lockport Township High School East 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 80 percent.
Of the 40 percent of Lockport Township High School East graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 17 percent took them in reading, while 35 percent took remedial courses in math and 19 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