Texas public high school · Harlingen CISD

Harlingen High School - South

1701 Dixieland Rd, Harlingen, TX 78552. 53.3% of its 512 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.

Harlingen CISDCameron County
53.3%Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year (Class of 2024)5.0 pts above Texas (48.3%)
512Graduates in the class measured
Our read

Of the 163 graduates at Texas public universities, 54.6% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The path from Harlingen - South

How Texas measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2024

    Texas public university 32%Texas public 2-year college 20.3%Texas private college 1%Not found in Texas colleges 43.6%ID not trackable 3.1%

    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 typeUnder 2.02.0–2.492.5–2.993.0–3.493.5+Share 3.0+
    Texas public university411518494054.6%
    Texas public 2-year college36612163046%
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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 TexasCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3847%$13,638$57,404$18,750
    Public 2-year and community colleges5831%$5,533$43,299$9,500
    Private nonprofit colleges3950%$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 Harlingen - South

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen3.4 mi63%$27,810$31,200
    South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco17.8 mi89%$19,479$34,579
    Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville21.4 mi69%$18,773$31,200
    Texas Southmost College23.8 mi37%$2,957$45,936
    Rio Grande Valley College28.8 mi74%$21,178$53,135
    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley29.5 mi55%$4,858$52,947

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Harlingen High School (3.1 mi, 46.4% to college) · Harlingen Collegiate High School (3.5 mi, 92.2% to college) · Harlingen School of Health Professions (4.0 mi, 75.4% to college) · Idea College Preparatory San Benito (4.2 mi, 84.1% to college) · San Benito High School (4.8 mi, 44.3% to college)

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Compared with the district and state

MeasureHarlingen - SouthHarlingen CISDTexas
Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year53.3%53%48.3%

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Quick answers

What percent of Harlingen High School - South graduates go to college?
53.3% of the Class of 2024 at Harlingen High School - South 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.