Illinois Valley Times

In the two years after 91 percent of La Moille High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 17 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 82 percent of La Moille 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 La Moille graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 8 percent took remedial courses in math and 17 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
Bureau Valley CUSD 340	Manlius	Bureau Valley High School	86%	52%
Coal City CUSD 1	Coal City	Coal City High School	94%	39%
Depue USD 103	Depue	Depue High School	60%	38%
Ottawa Twp HSD 140	Ottawa	Ottawa Township High School	85%	32%
La Salle-Peru Twp HSD 120	Lasalle	La Salle-Peru Township High School	86%	23%
La Moille CUSD 303	La Moille	La Moille High School	91%	17%