Santa Maria High School

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   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 17.9%Texas public 2-year college 28.2%Not found in Texas colleges 43.6%ID not trackable 10.3%

   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	2	1	0	1	3	57.1%
   Texas public 2-year college	4	0	1	3	1	44.4%

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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 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 Santa Maria

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco	12.3 mi	89%	$19,479	$34,579
   Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen	13.7 mi	63%	$27,810	$31,200
   Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville	23.3 mi	69%	$18,773	$31,200
   Rio Grande Valley College	23.7 mi	74%	$21,178	$53,135
   Southern Careers Institute-Pharr	24.1 mi	67%	$27,184	$31,200
   Texas Southmost College	25.0 mi	37%	$2,957	$45,936

Compared with the district and state