Palo Duro High School
1400 N Grant, Amarillo, TX 79107. 54% of its 346 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 23 graduates at Texas public universities, 34.8% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Palo Duro
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 6.9%Texas public 2-year college 45.4%Texas private college 1.7%Not found in Texas colleges 37.6%ID not trackable 8.4%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 2 4 9 4 4 34.8% Texas public 2-year college 61 20 18 26 31 36.5% - 3
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 Palo Duro
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Amarillo College 3.1 mi 35% $8,580 $44,820 West Texas A & M University 17.7 mi 50% $17,909 $55,024 Frank Phillips College 37.9 mi 47% $13,338 $43,299 Clarendon College 55.7 mi 43% $7,240 $40,479 Wayland Baptist University 72.1 mi 20% $23,421 $55,564 Clovis Community College 95.1 mi 26% $2,113 $40,732
Where it is
Nearby high schools: North Heights Alter (1.4 mi, 22.1% to college) · Caprock High School (3.5 mi, 56.9% to college) · Tascosa High School (4.0 mi, 58.3% to college) · Premier High School of Amarillo (4.6 mi, 31.8% to college) · River Road High School (5.5 mi, 25.3% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Amarillo ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Palo Duro | Amarillo ISD | Texas |
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| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 54% | 54% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Palo Duro High School graduates go to college?
- 54% of the Class of 2024 at Palo Duro 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.
