Rock Island Today

In the two years after 81 percent of Kewanee High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 41 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 60 percent of Kewanee 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 61 percent.

Of the Kewanee graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 3 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 36 percent took them in math and 10 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
United Twp HSD 30	East Moline	United Township High School	95%	46%
Kewanee CUSD 229	Kewanee	Kewanee High School	81%	41%
Wethersfield CUSD 230	Kewanee	Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School	94%	37%
Cambridge CUSD 227	Cambridge	Cambridge Jr/Sr High School	88%	33%
Orion CUSD 223	Orion	Orion High School	93%	29%