Data from the class that graduated in 2016 shows 83 percent of Northwestern 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 83 percent.
Of the Northwestern graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 13 percent took them in reading, while 38 percent took remedial courses in math and 63 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
South Fork SD 14
Kincaid
South Fork Junior Senior High School
82.1%
83.3%
Northwestern CUSD 2
Palmyra
Northwestern High School
89.7%
75.0%
Edinburg CUSD 4
Edinburg
Edinburg High School
95.8%
66.7%
Panhandle CUSD 2
Raymond
Lincolnwood High School
82.9%
60.0%
Brownstown CUSD 201
Brownstown
Brownstown High School
100.0%
60.0%
Hillsboro CUSD 3
Hillsboro
Hillsboro High School
88.2%
58.3%
Mulberry Grove CUSD 1
Mulberry Grove
Mulberry Grove Senior High School
85.7%
58.3%
North Mac CUSD 34
Virden
North Mac High School
88.9%
57.1%
Pana CUSD 8
Pana
Pana Senior High School
92.9%
55.8%
Sandoval CUSD 501
Sandoval
Sandoval Senior High School
96.7%
53.3%
St Elmo CUSD 202
Saint Elmo
St. Elmo Senior High School
88.2%
52.9%
Mount Olive CUSD 5
Mount Olive
Mt Olive High School
87.5%
50.0%
Ramsey CUSD 204
Ramsey
Ramsey High School
92.3%
44.4%
Morrisonville CUSD 1
Morrisonville
Morrisonville High School
82.6%
44.4%
Taylorville CUSD 3
Taylorville
Taylorville Senior High School
91.0%
42.9%
Vandalia CUSD 203
Vandalia
Vandalia Community High School
86.0%
41.0%
Central A & M Cud 21
Moweaqua
Central A. & M. High School
88.5%
40.6%
Nokomis CUSD 22
Nokomis
Nokomis Jr/Sr High School
91.7%
40.0%
Litchfield CUSD 12
Litchfield
Litchfield Senior High School
82.5%
38.5%
South Central Cud 401
Farina
South Central High School
87.5%
33.3%
Bond County CUSD 2
Greenville
Bond County Community Unit 2 High School
92.9%
33.3%
Carlyle CUSD 1
Carlyle
Carlyle High School
80.5%
33.3%
Central CHSD 71
Breese
Central Community High School
90.1%
30.9%
Staunton CUSD 6
Staunton
Staunton High School
97.5%
30.8%
Centralia HSD 200
Centralia
Centralia High School
78.5%
30.4%
Wesclin CUSD 3
Trenton
Wesclin Senior High School
86.0%
30.3%
Nashville CHSD 99
Nashville
Nashville Community High School
92.5%
28.6%
Salem CHSD 600
Salem
Salem Community High School
85.1%
26.6%
Carlinville CUSD 1
Carlinville
Carlinville High School
76.5%
25.0%
West Washington Co Cud 10
Okawville
Okawville Jr/Sr High School
91.1%
23.1%
Gillespie CUSD 7
Gillespie
Gillespie High School
85.5%
22.7%
Southwestern CUSD 9
Piasa
Southwestern High School
91.5%
15.2%
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