Cooper High School
3639 Sayles Blvd, Abilene, TX 79605. 50% of its 306 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 68 graduates at Texas public universities, 45.6% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Cooper
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 22.2%Texas public 2-year college 17.6%Texas private college 10.1%Not found in Texas colleges 47.1%ID not trackable 2.9%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 18 8 11 16 15 45.6% Texas public 2-year college 13 3 6 14 12 54.2% - 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 Cooper
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs McMurry University 1.6 mi 42% $19,021 $53,830 Abilene Christian University 4.9 mi 55% $27,943 $61,376 Hardin-Simmons University 4.9 mi 44% $19,731 $56,313 Cisco College 44.5 mi 37% $9,076 $42,396 Ranger College 62.1 mi 30% $7,922 $40,418 Howard Payne University 65.4 mi 34% $26,563 $49,434
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Premier High School of Abilene (1.2 mi, 33.3% to college) · Wylie High School (3.0 mi, 66.1% to college) · Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science (3.4 mi, 75% to college) · Abilene High School (3.5 mi, 49.6% to college) · Woodson Center for Excellence (3.7 mi, 7.9% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Abilene ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Cooper | Abilene ISD | Texas |
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| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 50% | 44.7% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Cooper High School graduates go to college?
- 50% of the Class of 2024 at Cooper 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.
