Sweetwater High School
1205 Ragland, Sweetwater, TX 79556. 46.7% of its 122 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 37 graduates at Texas public universities, 48.6% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Sweetwater
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 30.3%Texas public 2-year college 10.7%Texas private college 5.7%Not found in Texas colleges 53.3%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 8 4 7 8 10 48.6% Texas public 2-year college 2 2 1 4 3 58.3% - 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 Sweetwater
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Western Texas College 32.7 mi 50% $3,101 $48,061 McMurry University 38.4 mi 42% $19,021 $53,830 Hardin-Simmons University 39.0 mi 44% $19,731 $56,313 Abilene Christian University 40.5 mi 55% $27,943 $61,376 Howard College 63.0 mi 35% $3,019 $40,037 Angelo State University 71.9 mi 45% $13,394 $51,945
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Roscoe Collegiate High School (8.4 mi, 72.3% to college) · Merkel High School (22.2 mi, 46.9% to college) · Colorado High School (26.4 mi, 60% to college) · Hamlin Collegiate High School (31.8 mi, 61.5% to college) · Anson High School (35.1 mi, 59.6% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Sweetwater ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Sweetwater | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 46.7% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Sweetwater High School graduates go to college?
- 46.7% of the Class of 2024 at Sweetwater 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.
