Data from the class that graduated in 2018 shows 74 percent of Pontiac 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.
Of the Pontiac graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 2 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 45 percent took them in math and 12 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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Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74 | Flanagan | Flanagan-Cornell High School | 92% | 59% |
Bloomington SD 87 | Bloomington | Bloomington High School | 90% | 57% |
Leroy CUSD 2 | Le Roy | Leroy High School | 95% | 48% |
Pontiac Twp HSD 90 | Pontiac | Pontiac High School | 96% | 47% |
Olympia CUSD 16 | Stanford | Olympia High School | 91% | 39% |
Dwight Twp HSD 230 | Dwight | Dwight High School | 95% | 38% |
Prairie Central CUSD 8 | Fairbury | Prairie Central High School | 91% | 32% |