Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 53 percent of Hillsboro 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 60 percent.
Of the 70 percent of Hillsboro graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 7 percent took them in reading, while 59 percent took remedial courses in math and 56 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
South Fork SD 14
Kincaid
South Fork Junior Senior High School
80.0%
83.3%
St Elmo CUSD 202
Saint Elmo
St. Elmo Senior High School
85.7%
71.4%
Hillsboro CUSD 3
Hillsboro
Hillsboro High School
78.7%
70.4%
Morrisonville CUSD 1
Morrisonville
Morrisonville High School
100.0%
70.0%
Mulberry Grove CUSD 1
Mulberry Grove
Mulberry Grove Senior High School
84.6%
63.2%
Litchfield CUSD 12
Litchfield
Litchfield Senior High School
88.3%
62.5%
Sandoval CUSD 501
Sandoval
Sandoval Senior High School
94.7%
58.8%
North Mac CUSD 34
Virden
North Mac High School
79.1%
55.6%
Brownstown CUSD 201
Brownstown
Brownstown High School
100.0%
54.5%
Taylorville CUSD 3
Taylorville
Taylorville Senior High School
90.0%
53.6%
Nokomis CUSD 22
Nokomis
Nokomis Jr/Sr High School
94.7%
52.2%
Pana CUSD 8
Pana
Pana Senior High School
89.9%
51.4%
Vandalia CUSD 203
Vandalia
Vandalia Community High School
83.7%
48.7%
South Central Cud 401
Farina
South Central High School
82.1%
48.0%
Bond County CUSD 2
Greenville
Bond County Community Unit 2 High School
89.2%
47.2%
Nashville CHSD 99
Nashville
Nashville Community High School
92.9%
41.5%
Southwestern CUSD 9
Piasa
Southwestern High School
92.6%
40.0%
Wesclin CUSD 3
Trenton
Wesclin Senior High School
89.7%
39.5%
Staunton CUSD 6
Staunton
Staunton High School
94.4%
37.5%
Bunker Hill CUSD 8
Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill High School
87.0%
35.3%
Salem CHSD 600
Salem
Salem Community High School
89.5%
35.0%
Ramsey CUSD 204
Ramsey
Ramsey High School
86.2%
33.3%
Odin PSD 722
Odin
Odin Attendance Center 9-12
94.4%
33.3%
Central CHSD 71
Breese
Central Community High School
90.3%
29.3%
West Washington Co Cud 10
Okawville
Okawville Jr/Sr High School
97.8%
27.8%
Gillespie CUSD 7
Gillespie
Gillespie High School
84.4%
27.8%
Centralia HSD 200
Centralia
Centralia High School
78.1%
24.7%
Carlyle CUSD 1
Carlyle
Carlyle High School
89.3%
22.0%
Panhandle CUSD 2
Raymond
Lincolnwood High School
77.1%
21.4%
Carlinville CUSD 1
Carlinville
Carlinville High School
81.7%
20.6%
Edinburg CUSD 4
Edinburg
Edinburg High School
100.0%
-
Northwestern CUSD 2
Palmyra
Northwestern High School
87.0%
-
Patoka CUSD 100
Patoka
Patoka Senior High School
80.0%
-
Mount Olive CUSD 5
Mount Olive
Mt Olive High School
94.9%
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