Texas public high school · Richardson ISD

Pearce High School

1600 N Coit Rd, Richardson, TX 75080. 43% of its 639 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.

Richardson ISDDallas County
43%Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year (Class of 2024)5.3 pts below Texas (48.3%)
639Graduates in the class measured
Our read

Of the 137 graduates at Texas public universities, 70.8% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The path from Pearce

How Texas measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2024

    Texas public university 21.4%Texas public 2-year college 18.6%Texas private college 3%Not found in Texas colleges 45.2%ID not trackable 11.7%

    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 typeUnder 2.02.0–2.492.5–2.993.0–3.493.5+Share 3.0+
    Texas public university18814336470.8%
    Texas public 2-year college49118192639.8%
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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 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 Pearce

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    The University of Texas at Dallas1.4 mi79%$15,271$74,762
    Galen Health Institutes-Dallas2.1 mi—$30,843$69,188
    West Coast University-Texas3.1 mi0%$52,439$104,344
    Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online3.4 mi0%$16,741$61,376
    Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas3.5 mi0%$29,318$41,223
    Strayer University-Texas8.1 mi0%—$44,016

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Richardson High School (1.4 mi, 49% to college) · Harmony School of Innovation - Dallas (1.8 mi, 52.2% to college) · Winfree Academy Charter School (Richardson) (2.7 mi, 27.8% to college) · Evolution Academy Charter School (3.0 mi, 11.1% to college) · Plano Sr High School (4.0 mi, 46% to college)

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

Compared with the district and state

MeasurePearceRichardson ISDTexas
Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year43%45.4%48.3%

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Quick answers

What percent of Pearce High School graduates go to college?
43% of the Class of 2024 at Pearce 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.