Valley Mills High School

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   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 20.5%Texas public 2-year college 43.2%Texas private college 2.3%Not found in Texas colleges 34.1%

   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	1	0	1	3	4	77.8%
   Texas public 2-year college	2	2	6	2	6	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 Valley Mills

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   McLennan Community College	17.1 mi	33%	$5,887	$42,245
   Baylor University	20.7 mi	82%	$44,441	$72,408
   Texas State Technical College	21.7 mi	53%	$13,663	$44,239
   Hill College	33.1 mi	33%	$5,802	$42,778
   University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	40.0 mi	47%	$29,143	$59,613
   Temple College	40.2 mi	33%	$4,922	$42,191

Compared with the district and state