West Hardin High School

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   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 16.7%Texas public 2-year college 22.2%Texas private college 5.6%Not found in Texas colleges 55.6%

   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	1	2	0	1	2	50%
   Texas public 2-year college	0	1	1	2	4	75%

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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 West Hardin

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   Lamar Institute of Technology	32.4 mi	37%	$9,860	$46,826
   Lamar University	32.8 mi	39%	$7,984	$53,857
   Lee College	44.0 mi	44%	$6,744	$47,125
   Lamar State College-Port Arthur	46.1 mi	40%	$4,244	$42,900
   Lamar State College-Orange	50.9 mi	40%	$3,706	$41,482
   San Jacinto Community College	52.9 mi	29%	$1,807	$47,048

Compared with the district and state