Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 57 percent of Kankakee 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 60 percent.
Of the 57 percent of Kankakee graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 19 percent took them in reading, while 49 percent took remedial courses in math and 33 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
Iroquois West CUSD 10
Gilman
Iroquois West High School
92.3%
58.3%
Kankakee SD 111
Kankakee
Kankakee High School
79.0%
57.3%
Manteno CUSD 5
Manteno
Manteno High School
95.8%
54.8%
St Anne CHSD 302
Saint Anne
St. Anne Community High School
80.0%
47.4%
Momence CUSD 1
Momence
Momence High School
86.7%
47.2%
Grant Park CUSD 6
Grant Park
Grant Park High School
97.2%
41.7%
Central CUSD 4
Clifton
Central High School
92.3%
38.1%
Bradley Bourbonnais CHSD 307
Bradley
Bradley-Bourbonnais C. High School
94.9%
37.8%
Herscher CUSD 2
Herscher
Herscher High School
94.8%
36.1%
Iroquois County CUSD 9
Watseka
Watseka Community High School
83.8%
34.6%
Cissna Park CUSD 6
Cissna Park
Cissna Park Senior High School
90.0%
20.0%
Milford Area Public Schools District 124
Milford
Milford High School Campus
92.2%
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Donovan CUSD 3
Donovan
Donovan Senior High School
79.2%
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