Ponder High School
500 W Bailey, Ponder, TX 76259. 42.2% of its 135 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 37 graduates at Texas public universities, 56.8% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Ponder
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 27.4%Texas public 2-year college 11.1%Texas private college 3.7%Not found in Texas colleges 50.4%ID not trackable 7.4%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 5 3 8 11 10 56.8% Texas public 2-year college 5 1 0 3 5 57.1% - 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 Ponder
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs University of North Texas 8.8 mi 63% $15,358 $59,434 Texas Woman's University 10.2 mi 49% $11,060 $59,216 Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth 23.7 mi 78% $27,319 $58,939 The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth 25.5 mi 67% $30,559 $37,336 Tarrant County College District 29.7 mi 30% $3,775 $45,883 Strayer University-Texas 30.4 mi 0% — $44,016
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Krum High School (6.8 mi, 46.4% to college) · Denton High School (8.8 mi, 38.6% to college) · Argyle High School (9.3 mi, 50.6% to college) · Fred Moore High School (10.0 mi, 16.7% to college) · Northwest High School (11.1 mi, 41% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Ponder ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Ponder | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 42.2% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Ponder High School graduates go to college?
- 42.2% of the Class of 2024 at Ponder 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.
