Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 57 percent of East St. Louis Senior 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 59 percent.
Of the 96 percent of East St. Louis Senior graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 65 percent took them in reading, while 91 percent took remedial courses in math and 46 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
East St Louis SD 189
East Saint Louis
East St. Louis Senior High School
77.3%
95.7%
East St Louis SD 189
East Saint Louis
Siu Charter School of East St. Louis
95.8%
86.7%
Cahokia CUSD 187
Cahokia
Cahokia High School
66.9%
70.5%
Granite City CUSD 9
Granite City
Granite City High School
74.4%
67.2%
New Athens CUSD 60
New Athens
New Athens High School
80.0%
66.7%
Dupo CUSD 196
Dupo
Dupo High School
84.3%
63.6%
Belleville Twp HSD 201
Belleville
Belleville High School-East
92.7%
62.0%
Collinsville CUSD 10
Collinsville
Collinsville High School
86.0%
58.5%
Belleville Twp HSD 201
Belleville
Belleville High School-West
96.8%
55.0%
Lebanon CUSD 9
Lebanon
Lebanon High School
79.1%
54.5%
Alton CUSD 11
Alton
Alton High School
86.1%
54.1%
Roxana CUSD 1
Roxana
Roxana Senior High School
82.3%
53.7%
East Alton-Wood River CHSD 14
Wood River
East Alton-Wood River High School
78.9%
53.3%
Triad CUSD 2
Troy
Triad High School
93.5%
52.4%
Mascoutah Cud 19
Mascoutah
Mascoutah High School
89.3%
52.3%
Freeburg CHSD 77
Freeburg
Freeburg Community High School
96.3%
50.0%
O Fallon Twp HSD 203
O Fallon
O. Fallon High School
94.4%
49.4%
Highland CUSD 5
Highland
Highland High School
86.4%
48.7%
Jersey CUSD 100
Jerseyville
Jersey Community High School
86.2%
47.7%
Edwardsville CUSD 7
Edwardsville
Edwardsville High School
96.2%
47.0%
Bethalto CUSD 8
Bethalto
Civic Memorial High School
90.9%
32.8%
Marissa CUSD 40
Marissa
Marissa Junior & Senior High School
89.2%
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Madison CUSD 12
Madison
Madison Senior High School
83.8%
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