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Report: 29 percent of 2016 Thompsonville High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

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In a year when 97 percent of Thompsonville High School seniors graduated on time, 29 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses because they weren't prepared for college-level classes, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education for the Class of 2016.

Data from the class that graduated in 2016 shows 83 percent of Thompsonville students enrolled in two- or four-year programs at college or university within 12 months of graduating high school, compared to 75 percent across the state. After 16 months, the rate is 83 percent.

Of the Thompsonville graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 29 percent took remedial courses in math.

Statewide, 46 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.

Remediation for area schools: Class of 2016

School District
City
School
Four-year graduation rate
Remediation rate
Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188
Zeigler
Zeigler-Royalton High School
81.1%
40.0%
Christopher USD 99
Christopher
Christopher High
85.7%
32.0%
Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon High School
85.1%
29.8%
Thompsonville CUSD 174
Thompsonville
Thompsonville High School
96.6%
28.6%
Bluford Unit School District 318
Bluford
Webber High School
84.6%
26.3%
Frankfort CUSD 168
West Frankfort
Frankfort Community High School
73.4%
20.0%
Sesser-Valier CUSD 196
Sesser
Sesser-Valier High School
87.7%
15.0%
Woodlawn Unit School District 209
Woodlawn
Woodlawn High School
91.7%
4.8%

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