Carbondale Reporter

In the two years after 81 percent of Johnston City High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 39 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 74 percent of Johnston City 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 Johnston City graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 7 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 39 percent took them in math and 10 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
Johnston City CUSD 1	Johnston City	Johnston City High School	81%	39%
Crab Orchard CUSD 3	Marion	Crab Orchard High School	85%	32%
Carbondale CHSD 165	Carbondale	Carbondale Community High School	89%	32%
Carterville CUSD 5	Carterville	Carterville High School	93%	21%
Trico CUSD 176	Campbell Hill	Trico Senior High School	92%	19%