Bridge City High School
2690 Texas Ave, Bridge City, TX 77611. 53.2% of its 205 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 56 graduates at Texas public universities, 51.8% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Bridge City
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 27.8%Texas public 2-year college 23.9%Texas private college 1.5%Not found in Texas colleges 44.4%ID not trackable 2.4%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 12 8 7 12 17 51.8% Texas public 2-year college 10 3 12 7 16 47.9% - 3
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 Bridge City
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Lamar State College-Orange 6.6 mi 40% $3,706 $41,482 Lamar State College-Port Arthur 12.6 mi 40% $4,244 $42,900 Lamar University 14.8 mi 39% $7,984 $53,857 Lamar Institute of Technology 15.1 mi 37% $9,860 $46,826 McNeese State University 37.5 mi 47% $11,228 $50,152 SOWELA Technical Community College 41.4 mi 48% $6,795 $39,491
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Orangefield High School (3.4 mi, 54.1% to college) · West Orange-Stark High School (4.3 mi, 43.1% to college) · Port Neches-Groves High School (8.5 mi, 61.5% to college) · Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School (9.5 mi, 51.8% to college) · Bob Hope High School (10.8 mi, 57.1% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Bridge City ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Bridge City | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 53.2% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Bridge City High School graduates go to college?
- 53.2% of the Class of 2024 at Bridge City High School enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year, compared with 48.3% in Texas. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
