Houston Heights Charter School

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   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 13.5%Texas public 2-year college 10.8%Texas private college 1.4%Not found in Texas colleges 71.6%ID not trackable 2.7%

   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	7	0	0	2	1	30%
   Texas public 2-year college	1	2	3	0	1	14.3%

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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 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 Houston Heights Charter School

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   University of Houston-Downtown	3.4 mi	30%	$9,828	$57,404
   Houston City College	3.9 mi	17%	$4,575	$42,369
   University of St Thomas	3.9 mi	67%	$15,446	$64,410
   Rice University	5.1 mi	95%	$11,164	$90,773
   Texas Southern University	5.6 mi	24%	$16,494	$46,064
   The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest	5.6 mi	49%	$35,447	$37,336

Compared with the district and state