Report: 34 percent of 2015 Downers Grove South High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

In a year when 90 percent of Downers Grove South High School seniors graduated on time, 34 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses because they weren't prepared for college-level classes, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education for the Class of 2015.

Data from the class that graduated in 2015 shows 77 percent of Downers Grove South 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 80 percent.

Of the 34 percent of Downers Grove South graduates who took remedial courses at Illinois community colleges, 3 percent took them in reading, while 29 percent took remedial courses in math and 14 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