South Palm Gardens High School
2607 Camino Real Viejo, Mercedes, TX 78570. 9.3% of its 161 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
The path from South Palm Gardens
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 1.2%Texas public 2-year college 8.1%Not found in Texas colleges 87%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 2-year college 5 2 1 1 0 11.1% - 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 South Palm Gardens
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco 3.9 mi 89% $19,479 $34,579 Rio Grande Valley College 15.5 mi 74% $21,178 $53,135 Southern Careers Institute-Pharr 16.1 mi 67% $27,184 $31,200 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 17.6 mi 55% $4,858 $52,947 Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen 17.6 mi 63% $27,810 $31,200 Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen 18.0 mi 83% $20,171 $34,579
Where it is
Nearby high schools: South Texas ISD Health Professions (0.9 mi, 86.2% to college) · South Texas ISD Science Academy (1.0 mi, 72.8% to college) · Weslaco East High School (1.2 mi, 53.8% to college) · Premier High School of Weslaco (2.0 mi, 18.5% to college) · Mercedes Early College Academy (2.0 mi, 79.7% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Weslaco ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | South Palm Gardens | Weslaco ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 9.3% | 52.6% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of South Palm Gardens High School graduates go to college?
- 9.3% of the Class of 2024 at South Palm Gardens 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.
