Quincy Reporter

In the two years after 100 percent of Liberty High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 19 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 80 percent of Liberty 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 Liberty graduates attending Illinois community colleges, 6 percent took remedial courses in reading, while 19 percent took them in math and 6 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
Quincy SD 172	Quincy	Quincy Senior High School	89%	38%
Liberty CUSD 2	Liberty	Liberty High School	100%	19%