Texas public high school · Duncanville ISD

Mary E Smithey Pace High School

502 E Freeman St, Duncanville, TX 75116. 11.5% of its 52 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.

Duncanville ISDDallas County
11.5%Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year (Class of 2024)36.8 pts below Texas (48.3%)
52Graduates in the class measured
Our read

11.5% of graduates enrolled in college, 37 points below the Texas figure of 48.3%.

The path from Mary E Smithey Pace

How Texas measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2024

    Texas public university 7.7%Texas public 2-year college 3.8%Not found in Texas colleges 88.5%

    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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    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 Mary E Smithey Pace

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Dallas Baptist University4.9 mi60%$25,954$58,159
    University of North Texas at Dallas5.7 mi39%$12,111—
    Paul Quinn College8.7 mi28%$14,147$37,049
    Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie9.7 mi65%$31,829$56,095
    Dallas College10.1 mi24%$16,414$44,572
    The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas12.5 mi65%$32,275$39,469

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Village Tech Schools (1.6 mi, 65.5% to college) · Duncanville High School (1.8 mi, 41.1% to college) · Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas (2.4 mi, 14.3% to college) · Uplift Hampton Prep High School (2.6 mi, 60% to college) · David W Carter High School (3.0 mi, 35.5% to college)

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

Compared with the district and state

MeasureMary E Smithey PaceDuncanville ISDTexas
Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year11.5%39.7%48.3%

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Quick answers

What percent of Mary E Smithey Pace High School graduates go to college?
11.5% of the Class of 2024 at Mary E Smithey Pace 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.