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More specifically, 21.2% of the former high school students took remedial classes in math and 3% in communication courses.
The same data shows that 60.2% of the students enrolled in two-or four-year college programs within 12 months of graduating high school, which is below the state rate.
Reed-Custer High School is one of 17 high schools located within Will County.
Statewide, 27.7% of community college students across the state had to take remedial classes.
Illinois has approved a new budget for 2025 that increases funds for K-12 education to $8.6 billion, $350 million above last year’s budget.
Lawmakers also approved a new bill that creates a statewide child tax credit, which allows families to receive $300 per child under 17 years. This comes after a similar aid was granted from the federal government, as part of the American Rescue Plan.
| School | Four-year graduation rate | Remediation rate |
|---|---|---|
| Beecher High School | 91.4% | 46.7% |
| Bolingbrook High School | 88.6% | 41.5% |
| Romeoville High School | 92.3% | 37.4% |
| Joliet Central High School | 75.2% | 37.3% |
| Lockport Township High School East | 93% | 34% |
| Plainfield High School | 92.6% | 33.1% |
| Plainfield North High School | 94.8% | 32.4% |
| Wilmington High School | 95.4% | 31.3% |
| Lincoln-Way Central High School | 95.9% | 30.9% |
| Joliet West High School | 83.3% | 30.3% |
| Lincoln-Way East High School | 97.1% | 28.5% |
| Plainfield East High School | 92.6% | 23.7% |
| Peotone High School | 92.4% | 22.7% |
| Lincoln Way West | 95.9% | 21.7% |
| Reed-Custer High School | 97% | 21.2% |
| Crete-Monee High School | 93.4% | 20.5% |
| Neuqua Valley High School | 97.9% | 14.3% |
