Data from the class that graduated in 2018 shows 84 percent of Coal 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. After 16 months, the rate was 85 percent.
Of the Coal City graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 17 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 36 percent took them in math and 15 percent took them in communications.
Statewide, 43 percent of students enrolled in community colleges across the state had to take remedial classes.
Remediation for area schools: Class of 2018
School District | City | School | Four-year graduation rate | Remediation rate |
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Coal City CUSD 1 | Coal City | Coal City High School | 94% | 39% |