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Report: 42 percent of 2018 Chester High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In the two years after 83 percent of Chester High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 42 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 90 percent of Chester 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 Chester graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 4 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 39 percent took them in math and 4 percent took them in communications.

Statewide, 43 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2018

School DistrictCitySchoolFour-year graduation rateRemediation rate
Chester CUSD 139ChesterChester High School83%42%
Waterloo CUSD 5WaterlooWaterloo High School94%23%
Du Quoin CUSD 300Du QuoinDu Quoin High School91%16%
Pinckneyville CHSD 101PinckneyvillePinckneyville Community High School92%11%

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