Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) records show that 67 percent of Carbondale Community High School's (CCHS) 2015 graduating class enrolled in college within 12 months of graduation.
The 2015 state average for students in public schools was 70 percent.
For CCHS, its college enrollment rate marks an improvement over 2014, when 65 percent of its graduates chose post-secondary education.
The data, collected by the National Student Clearinghouse, includes two- and four-year colleges.
Enrollment at CCHS in 2015 was 1,031; 268 (25.9 percent) were seniors.
Also according to ISBE, 50.2 percent of CCHS seniors were "college ready" in 2015, versus an average of 46 percent statewide.
All students who score a 21 on the ACT qualify as "college ready."
CCHS students did better on math (49.1 percent) and English (60.4 percent) and worse on science (38.1 percent) and reading (47.5 percent).
Only 32.5 percent of CCHS students were college ready in all four subjects, according to ISBE.
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