Palestine High School

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   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 14.7%Texas public 2-year college 24.2%Texas private college 1.1%Not found in Texas colleges 56.8%ID not trackable 3.2%

   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	1	2	3	6	2	57.1%
   Texas public 2-year college	7	2	6	0	8	34.8%

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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 Palestine

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   Trinity Valley Community College	35.0 mi	26%	$4,015	$41,336
   The University of Texas at Tyler	44.9 mi	47%	$13,476	$58,622
   Tyler Junior College	45.4 mi	27%	$7,080	$41,680
   Texas College	47.2 mi	16%	$12,603	$36,030
   Stephen F Austin State University	56.8 mi	55%	$15,928	$54,376
   Navarro College	57.4 mi	25%	$15,500	$41,527

Compared with the district and state