West Rusk High School

1. 1

   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 16%Texas public 2-year college 41.3%Texas private college 5.3%Not found in Texas colleges 36%ID not trackable 1.3%

   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.

2. 2

   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	3	2	4	50%
   Texas public 2-year college	10	1	6	6	7	43.3%

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.

4. 4

   Colleges closest to West Rusk

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   Kilgore College	10.3 mi	45%	$6,362	$41,097
   The University of Texas at Tyler	19.0 mi	47%	$13,476	$58,622
   LeTourneau University	20.0 mi	62%	$26,985	$61,644
   Tyler Junior College	21.1 mi	27%	$7,080	$41,680
   Texas College	23.6 mi	16%	$12,603	$36,030
   Jarvis Christian University	27.8 mi	23%	$12,317	$37,810

Compared with the district and state