Chambana Sun

In the two years after 75 percent of Danville High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 27 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 51 percent of Danville 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 52 percent.

Of the Danville graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 8 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 21 percent took them in math and 6 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
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Cud 10	Paxton	Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School	84%	50%
Fisher CUSD 1	Fisher	Fisher Jr/Sr High School	93%	36%
Tri Point CUSD 6-J	Cullom	Tri-Point High School	91%	31%
Danville CCSD 118	Danville	Danville High School	75%	27%
Westville CUSD 2	Westville	Westville High School	82%	18%
Cerro Gordo CUSD 100	Cerro Gordo	Cerro Gordo Junior And Senior High School	88%	13%