Kane County Reporter

In the two years after 77 percent of Larkin High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 63 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 58 percent of Larkin 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 59 percent.

Of the Larkin graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 12 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 58 percent took them in math and 21 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
SD U-46	Elgin	Larkin High School	77%	63%
Aurora West USD 129	Aurora	West Aurora High School	83%	61%
CUSD 300	Carpentersville	Dundee-Crown High School	91%	46%
Kaneland CUSD 302	Maple Park	Kaneland Senior High School	97%	43%
CUSD 201	Westmont	Westmont High School	99%	41%
Batavia USD 101	Batavia	Batavia Senior High School	95%	35%
CUSD 300	Pingree Grove	Cambridge Lakes Charter School	75%	20%