Rio Grande City High School
5726 Fm 755, Rio Grande City, TX 78582. 51.5% of its 437 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 92 graduates at Texas public universities, 65.2% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Rio Grande City
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 21.1%Texas public 2-year college 29.5%Texas private college 0.9%Not found in Texas colleges 44.9%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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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 14 4 14 28 32 65.2% Texas public 2-year college 33 9 20 27 30 47.9% - 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 Rio Grande City
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs South Texas College 34.2 mi 23% $855 $39,609 The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus 34.7 mi 76% $27,685 $37,336 Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen 35.8 mi 83% $20,171 $34,579 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 37.1 mi 55% $4,858 $52,947 Southern Careers Institute-Pharr 37.3 mi 67% $27,184 $31,200 Rio Grande Valley College 38.0 mi 74% $21,178 $53,135
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Preparatory for Early College High School (5.6 mi, 68.4% to college) · Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory (5.8 mi, 92.4% to college) · Grulla High School (8.5 mi, 40.8% to college) · Roma High School (16.5 mi, 42.9% to college) · Jimmy Carter Early College High School (20.7 mi, 83.9% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Rio Grande City Grulla ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Rio Grande City | Rio Grande City Grulla ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 51.5% | 50.4% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Rio Grande City High School graduates go to college?
- 51.5% of the Class of 2024 at Rio Grande City 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.
