Sterling City School

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   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 51.6%Texas public 2-year college 16.1%Texas private college 3.2%Not found in Texas colleges 22.6%ID not trackable 6.5%

   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	0	4	3	3	37.5%
   Texas public 2-year college	2	0	0	1	2	60%

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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 Sterling City School

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   Howard College	39.2 mi	35%	$3,019	$40,037
   Angelo State University	41.4 mi	45%	$13,394	$51,945
   Western Texas College	58.1 mi	50%	$3,101	$48,061
   Midland College	66.7 mi	29%	$4,224	$47,203
   The University of Texas Permian Basin	78.7 mi	41%	$5,070	$61,557
   Odessa College	81.8 mi	39%	$5,895	$47,174

Compared with the district and state