Kendall County Times

In the two years after 97 percent of Oswego High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 53 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 82 percent of Oswego 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 83 percent.

Of the Oswego graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 43 percent took remedial courses in math and 35 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
Plano CUSD 88	Plano	Plano High School	93%	67%
Yorkville CUSD 115	Yorkville	Yorkville High School	90%	54%
CUSD 308	Oswego	Oswego High School	97%	53%
CUSD 308	Oswego	Oswego East High School	98%	45%