Texas public high school · Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)

Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)

802 N 8Th St, Killeen, TX 76541. 14.8% of its 27 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.

14.8%Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year (Class of 2024)33.5 pts below Texas (48.3%)
27Graduates in the class measured
Our read

14.8% of graduates enrolled in college, 34 points below the Texas figure of 48.3%.

The path from Richard Milburn Alter (Killeen)

How Texas measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2024

    Texas public 2-year college 14.8%Not found in Texas colleges 81.5%ID not trackable 3.7%

    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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    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 Richard Milburn Alter (Killeen)

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Central Texas College5.1 mi16%$5,337$46,742
    Texas A&M University-Central Texas5.7 mi33%$4,107$55,645
    University of Mary Hardin-Baylor16.0 mi47%$29,143$59,613
    Temple College22.5 mi33%$4,922$42,191
    Southwestern University34.0 mi74%$29,435$63,314
    Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus44.8 mi—$29,209$69,188

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Killeen High School (1.8 mi, 28.6% to college) · C E Ellison High School (2.9 mi, 40.4% to college) · Robert M Shoemaker High School (4.5 mi, 43.4% to college) · Killeen ISD Early College High School (4.9 mi, 61.3% to college) · Pathways Academic Campus (5.1 mi, 13.5% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)'s attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureRichard Milburn Alter (Killeen)Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)Texas
Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year14.8%18.5%48.3%

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What percent of Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) graduates go to college?
14.8% of the Class of 2024 at Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) 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.