Texas public high school · Hays CISD

Jack C Hays High School

4800 Jack C Hays Trl, Buda, TX 78610. 54.2% of its 448 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.

Hays CISDHays County
54.2%Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year (Class of 2024)5.9 pts above Texas (48.3%)
448Graduates in the class measured
Our read

Of the 92 graduates at Texas public universities, 60.9% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The path from Jack C Hays

How Texas measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2024

    Texas public university 20.5%Texas public 2-year college 30.8%Texas private college 2.9%Not found in Texas colleges 39.7%ID not trackable 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 typeUnder 2.02.0–2.492.5–2.993.0–3.493.5+Share 3.0+
    Texas public university15417223460.9%
    Texas public 2-year college481913183338.9%
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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 Jack C Hays

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Texas State University10.3 mi55%$16,660$60,523
    Southern Careers Institute-Austin14.9 mi48%$28,255$31,200
    Saint Edward's University15.9 mi57%$26,034$64,695
    Huston-Tillotson University19.0 mi35%$32,089$46,645
    The University of Texas at Austin19.6 mi89%$18,554$81,694
    Austin Community College District22.9 mi19%$2,445$47,658

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Live Oak Academy (0.1 mi, 11.3% to college) · Lehman High School (3.6 mi, 46.4% to college) · Moe and Gene Johnson High School (4.7 mi, 57.4% to college) · Bowie High School (11.0 mi, 51.2% to college) · Idea Bluff Springs College Preparatory (11.1 mi, 60.5% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Hays CISD's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureJack C HaysHays CISDTexas
Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year54.2%46.3%48.3%

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Quick answers

What percent of Jack C Hays High School graduates go to college?
54.2% of the Class of 2024 at Jack C Hays 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.