Abernathy High School

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   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 25%Texas public 2-year college 30%Texas private college 5%Not found in Texas colleges 38.3%ID not trackable 1.7%

   Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.

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   How they did in their first year of college

   First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.

   College type	Under 2.0	2.0–2.49	2.5–2.99	3.0–3.49	3.5+	Share 3.0+
   Texas public university	6	1	2	2	4	40%
   Texas public 2-year college	2	1	4	8	3	61.1%

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   What those choices lead to

   Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.

   College type in Texas	Colleges	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs	Median debt
   Public universities	38	47%	$13,638	$57,404	$18,750
   Public 2-year and community colleges	58	31%	$5,533	$43,299	$9,500
   Private nonprofit colleges	39	50%	$22,962	$58,159	$22,000

   Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.

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   Colleges closest to Abernathy

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	16.9 mi	—	—	$97,667
   Texas Tech University	17.2 mi	70%	$19,890	$67,143
   Lubbock Christian University	18.3 mi	50%	$26,595	$54,710
   Wayland Baptist University	25.5 mi	20%	$23,421	$55,564
   South Plains College	34.7 mi	29%	$8,697	$44,226
   West Texas A & M University	79.7 mi	50%	$17,909	$55,024

Compared with the district and state