Weslaco High School
1005 W Pike Ave, Weslaco, TX 78596. 63.2% of its 606 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 196 graduates at Texas public universities, 46.9% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Weslaco
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 32.7%Texas public 2-year college 29%Texas private college 1.5%Not found in Texas colleges 34.5%ID not trackable 2.3%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 47 22 35 44 48 46.9% Texas public 2-year college 66 20 26 26 30 33.3% - 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 Weslaco
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco 0.6 mi 89% $19,479 $34,579 Rio Grande Valley College 12.1 mi 74% $21,178 $53,135 Southern Careers Institute-Pharr 12.7 mi 67% $27,184 $31,200 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 14.3 mi 55% $4,858 $52,947 Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen 14.8 mi 83% $20,171 $34,579 The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus 15.3 mi 76% $27,685 $37,336
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory (1.3 mi, 85.7% to college) · Premier High School of Weslaco (2.1 mi, 18.5% to college) · Donna High School (2.2 mi, 41% to college) · Weslaco East High School (2.2 mi, 53.8% to college) · Idea College Prep Weslaco (2.7 mi, 88.2% 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 | Weslaco | Weslaco ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 63.2% | 52.6% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Weslaco High School graduates go to college?
- 63.2% of the Class of 2024 at Weslaco 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.
