Data from the class that graduated in 2016 shows 82 percent of Putnam 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 82 percent.
Of the Putnam graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 15 percent took them in reading, while 24 percent took remedial courses in math and 24 percent took remedial courses in communications.
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
Depue USD 103
Depue
Depue High School
60.0%
75.0%
Hall HSD 502
Spring Valley
Hall High School
79.8%
50.0%
Earlville CUSD 9
Earlville
Earlville Jr/Sr High School
89.5%
50.0%
Minooka CHSD 111
Minooka
Minooka Community High School
92.9%
47.7%
Coal City CUSD 1
Coal City
Coal City High School
94.2%
45.8%
Seneca Twp HSD 160
Seneca
Seneca High School
96.4%
45.1%
Streator Twp HSD 40
Streator
Streator Township High School
77.2%
41.2%
Morris CHSD 101
Morris
Morris Community High School
96.1%
41.1%
Serena CUSD 2
Serena
Serena High School
88.5%
40.9%
Mendota Twp HSD 280
Mendota
Mendota Township High School
88.4%
40.3%
Leland CUSD 1
Leland
Leland High School
89.5%
40.0%
Putnam County CUSD 535
Granville
Putnam County High School
84.7%
39.4%
Princeton HSD 500
Princeton
Princeton High School
90.4%
38.1%
Bureau Valley CUSD 340
Manlius
Bureau Valley High School
86.2%
37.0%
La Salle-Peru Twp HSD 120
La Salle
La Salle-Peru Township High School
86.2%
35.4%
Ottawa Twp HSD 140
Ottawa
Ottawa Township High School
84.9%
29.7%
La Moille CUSD 303
La Moille
La Moille High School
90.9%
25.0%
Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73
Gardner
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School
95.2%
18.2%
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