Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 63 percent of Putnam 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 69 percent.
Of the 38 percent of Putnam graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 6 percent took them in reading, while 29 percent took remedial courses in math and 18 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
School District
City
School
Four-year graduation rate
Remediation rate
La Moille CUSD 303
La Moille
La Moille High School
93.8%
73.3%
Seneca Twp HSD 160
Seneca
Seneca High School
94.6%
62.5%
Bureau Valley CUSD 340
Manlius
Bureau Valley High School
98.4%
60.7%
Streator Twp HSD 40
Streator
Streator Township High School
83.0%
50.9%
Mendota Twp HSD 280
Mendota
Mendota Township High School
93.8%
45.3%
Coal City CUSD 1
Coal City
Coal City High School
95.4%
44.2%
La Salle-Peru Twp HSD 120
La Salle
La Salle-Peru Township High School
89.0%
42.1%
Ottawa Twp HSD 140
Ottawa
Ottawa Township High School
88.7%
41.9%
Hall HSD 502
Spring Valley
Hall High School
80.5%
39.6%
Serena CUSD 2
Serena
Serena High School
80.4%
38.5%
Putnam County CUSD 535
Granville
Putnam County High School
81.8%
38.2%
Minooka CHSD 111
Minooka
Minooka Community High School
92.7%
37.4%
Morris CHSD 101
Morris
Morris Community High School
95.4%
33.9%
Depue USD 103
Depue
Depue High School
70.0%
33.3%
Princeton HSD 500
Princeton
Princeton High School
82.9%
32.7%
Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73
Gardner
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School
91.8%
25.0%
Leland CUSD 1
Leland
Leland High School
80.0%
-
Earlville CUSD 9
Earlville
Earlville Jr/Sr High School
88.5%
-
Ohio CHSD 505
Ohio
Ohio Community High School
84.6%
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