Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 44 percent of Galatia 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 48 percent.
Of the 40 percent of Galatia graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 7 percent took them in reading, while 40 percent took remedial courses in math and 20 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
Gallatin CUSD 7
Junction
Gallatin High School
95.7%
41.2%
Galatia CUSD 1
Galatia
Galatia High School
89.5%
40.0%
Carmi-White County CUSD 5
Carmi
Carmi-White County High School
94.4%
34.5%
Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2
Carrier Mills
Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School
91.9%
31.3%
Edwards County CUSD 1
Albion
Edwards County High School
81.3%
27.6%
Hamilton Co CUSD 10
McLeansboro
Hamilton County Jr/Sr High School
97.7%
27.1%
Harrisburg CUSD 3
Harrisburg
Harrisburg High School
80.8%
25.7%
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225
Fairfield
Fairfield Community High School
87.8%
23.7%
Eldorado CUSD 4
Eldorado
Eldorado High School
76.9%
22.9%
Wabash CUSD 348
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel High School
84.5%
18.9%
Wayne City CUSD 100
Wayne City
Wayne City High School
8.0%
18.8%
Norris City-omaha-Enfield CUSD 3
Norris City
Norris City-omaha-Enfield High School
84.0%
17.2%
North Wayne CUSD 200
Cisne
Cisne High School
84.8%
12.0%
Grayville CUSD 1
Grayville
Grayville Junior Senior High School
94.1%
7.1%
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