Caldwell High School

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   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 11.9%Texas public 2-year college 17%Not found in Texas colleges 61.5%ID not trackable 9.6%

   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	2	3	2	3	6	56.2%
   Texas public 2-year college	4	3	4	4	8	52.2%

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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 Caldwell

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   Texas A&M University-College Station	20.7 mi	85%	$21,527	$78,159
   Blinn College District	31.1 mi	12%	$9,773	$50,166
   Prairie View A & M University	51.6 mi	46%	$13,638	$49,183
   Temple College	54.0 mi	33%	$4,922	$42,191
   University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	59.0 mi	47%	$29,143	$59,613
   Southwestern University	59.3 mi	74%	$29,435	$63,314

Compared with the district and state