San Marcos High School
2601 Rattler Rd, San Marcos, TX 78666. 52.2% of its 209 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 55 graduates at Texas public universities, 74.5% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from San Marcos
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 26.3%Texas public 2-year college 16.7%Texas private college 9.1%Not found in Texas colleges 46.4%ID not trackable 1.4%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 6 3 5 20 21 74.5% Texas public 2-year college 7 5 7 8 6 42.4% - 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 San Marcos
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Texas State University 4.6 mi 55% $16,660 $60,523 Texas Lutheran University 17.3 mi 52% $20,716 $59,747 Northeast Lakeview College 29.5 mi 31% $4,350 — Southern Careers Institute-Austin 29.6 mi 48% $28,255 $31,200 Saint Edward's University 30.5 mi 57% $26,034 $64,695 Huston-Tillotson University 33.5 mi 35% $32,089 $46,645
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Canyon High School (11.4 mi, 46.7% to college) · Navarro High School (11.6 mi, 55.6% to college) · Comal Academy (11.8 mi, 7.7% to college) · Memorial Early College High School (11.8 mi, 58.8% to college) · Lehman High School (13.4 mi, 46.4% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check San Marcos CISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | San Marcos | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 52.2% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of San Marcos High School graduates go to college?
- 52.2% of the Class of 2024 at San Marcos 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.
