North Cook News

In the two years after 94 percent of Wheeling High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 27 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 66 percent of Wheeling 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 67 percent.

Of the Wheeling graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 2 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 25 percent took them in math and 8 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
Township HSD 214	Wheeling	Wheeling High School	94%	27%
Township HSD 211	Palatine	Palatine High School	92%	20%
Township HSD 211	Palatine	William Fremd High School	98%	17%
Township HSD 214	Buffalo Grove	Buffalo Grove High School	97%	16%
Township HSD 214	Arlington Heights	John Hersey High School	90%	15%
Township HSD 211	Hoffman Estates	J. B. Conant High School	97%	10%