Tornillo High School

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   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 19.5%Texas public 2-year college 18.2%Not found in Texas colleges 59.7%ID not trackable 2.6%

   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	3	3	5	2	46.7%
   Texas public 2-year college	5	0	1	2	4	50%

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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 Tornillo

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   Western Technical College	20.0 mi	70%	—	$41,422
   El Paso Community College	27.3 mi	25%	$6,869	$39,679
   Pima Medical Institute-El Paso	27.6 mi	67%	$35,693	$44,191
   Southwest University at El Paso	29.4 mi	64%	$16,923	$37,010
   The University of Texas at El Paso	32.4 mi	51%	$6,803	$54,599
   Western Technical College	34.9 mi	68%	$30,733	$41,422

Compared with the district and state