Harker Heights High School
1001 E Fm 2410, Harker Heights, TX 76548. 48.4% of its 541 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 114 graduates at Texas public universities, 60.5% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Harker Heights
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 21.1%Texas public 2-year college 25.5%Texas private college 1.8%Not found in Texas colleges 37%ID not trackable 14.6%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 16 11 18 31 38 60.5% Texas public 2-year college 52 25 16 25 17 31.1% - 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 Harker Heights
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Texas A&M University-Central Texas 7.3 mi 33% $4,107 $55,645 Central Texas College 10.4 mi 16% $5,337 $46,742 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 11.1 mi 47% $29,143 $59,613 Temple College 17.8 mi 33% $4,922 $42,191 Southwestern University 29.2 mi 74% $29,435 $63,314 Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus 40.2 mi — $29,209 $69,188
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Chaparral High School (4.0 mi, 39% to college) · Killeen High School (4.7 mi, 28.6% to college) · C E Ellison High School (5.5 mi, 40.4% to college) · Pathways Academic Campus (6.0 mi, 13.5% to college) · Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) (6.4 mi, 14.8% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Killeen ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Harker Heights | Killeen ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 48.4% | 39.5% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Harker Heights High School graduates go to college?
- 48.4% of the Class of 2024 at Harker Heights 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.
