The 2015 state average for students in public schools was 70 percent.
For CHS, its college enrollment rate marks an improvement over 2014, when 61.0 percent of its graduates chose post-secondary education.
Among high schools in Metro East, the class of 2015 college readiness rates at Waterloo High School (56.2 percent), Carlinville High School (49.1 percent), Belleville High School-East (44.5 percent), Southwestern High School (40.8 percent) and East Alton-Wood River High Sch (25.0 percent) were all higher than at CHS. Cahokia High School (8.9 percent), Lebanon High School (43.2 percent), Gillespie High School (44.2 percent) and Marissa Junior & Senior High School (46.4 percent) were all lower.
The data, collected by the National Student Clearinghouse, includes two and four year colleges.
Enrollment at CHS in 2015 was 1,964. 464 (23.63 percent) were seniors.
Also according to ISBE, 38.3 percent of CHS seniors were "college ready" in 2015, versus an average of 46 percent statewide.
All students who score a 21 on the ACT qualify as "college ready."
CHS students did better on reading (33.9 percent) and English (54.0 percent) and worse on science (28.2) and math (29.8).
Only 17.1 percent of CHS students were college ready in all four subjects, according to ISBE.
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