David W Carter High School
1819 W Wheatland Rd, Dallas, TX 75232. 35.5% of its 200 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 39 graduates at Texas public universities, 20.5% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from David W Carter
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 20%Texas public 2-year college 9%Texas private college 6.5%Not found in Texas colleges 58%ID not trackable 6.5%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 17 8 6 5 3 20.5% Texas public 2-year college 10 3 1 1 2 17.6% - 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 David W Carter
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs University of North Texas at Dallas 2.7 mi 39% $12,111 — Paul Quinn College 5.8 mi 28% $14,147 $37,049 Dallas Baptist University 7.1 mi 60% $25,954 $58,159 Dallas College 8.8 mi 24% $16,414 $44,572 Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie 12.6 mi 65% $31,829 $56,095 The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas 12.7 mi 65% $32,275 $39,469
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Uplift Hampton Prep High School (0.8 mi, 60% to college) · Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas (0.9 mi, 14.3% to college) · Uplift Wisdom Prep High School (1.8 mi, 51.9% to college) · Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School (2.3 mi, 25.7% to college) · Mary E Smithey Pace High School (3.0 mi, 11.5% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Dallas ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | David W Carter | Dallas ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 35.5% | 41.8% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of David W Carter High School graduates go to college?
- 35.5% of the Class of 2024 at David W Carter 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.
