Dripping Springs High School
940 W Hwy 290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. 55% of its 560 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 191 graduates at Texas public universities, 67.5% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Dripping Springs
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 34.1%Texas public 2-year college 18.2%Texas private college 2.7%Not found in Texas colleges 38.6%ID not trackable 6.4%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 16 20 26 44 85 67.5% Texas public 2-year college 22 9 15 19 34 53.5% - 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 Dripping Springs
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Southern Careers Institute-Austin 19.0 mi 48% $28,255 $31,200 Saint Edward's University 20.8 mi 57% $26,034 $64,695 Concordia University Texas 22.1 mi 43% $26,128 $64,677 The University of Texas at Austin 22.5 mi 89% $18,554 $81,694 Huston-Tillotson University 23.1 mi 35% $32,089 $46,645 Texas State University 23.3 mi 55% $16,660 $60,523
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Lake Travis High School (12.1 mi, 49.1% to college) · Katherine Anne Porter School (13.4 mi, 37% to college) · Moe and Gene Johnson High School (14.2 mi, 57.4% to college) · Bowie High School (14.5 mi, 51.2% to college) · Jack C Hays High School (17.1 mi, 54.2% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Dripping Springs ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Dripping Springs | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 55% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Dripping Springs High School graduates go to college?
- 55% of the Class of 2024 at Dripping Springs 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.
