Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 62 percent of Forreston Jr/Sr 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 was 70 percent.
Of the Forreston Jr/Sr graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 15 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 44 percent took them in math and 27 percent took them 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
West Carroll CUSD 314
Savanna
West Carroll High School
83.5%
70.0%
Pearl City CUSD 200
Pearl City
Pearl City High School
94.6%
53.8%
Orangeville CUSD 203
Orangeville
Orangeville High School
96.3%
53.3%
Dixon USD 170
Dixon
Dixon High School
82.5%
51.4%
Forrestville Valley CUSD 221
Forreston
Forreston Jr/Sr High School
82.1%
50.0%
Warren CUSD 205
Warren
Warren Jr/Sr High School
83.7%
50.0%
Lena Winslow CUSD 202
Lena
Lena-Winslow High School
92.1%
47.1%
Oregon CUSD 220
Oregon
Oregon High School
89.3%
42.1%
Byron CUSD 226
Byron
Byron High School 9-12
95.9%
34.0%
Polo CUSD 222
Polo
Polo Community High School
96.6%
28.6%
Dakota CUSD 201
Dakota
Dakota Junior Senior High School
87.5%
25.0%
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