Wharton High School

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   After graduation, Class of 2024

   Texas public university 9.8%Texas public 2-year college 29.4%Texas private college 0.7%Not found in Texas colleges 56.6%ID not trackable 3.5%

   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	3	1	2	4	4	57.1%
   Texas public 2-year college	13	2	8	11	6	42.5%

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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 Wharton

   College	Distance	Graduation rate	Avg. net price / yr	Median earnings, 10 yrs
   Wharton County Junior College	0.4 mi	31%	$4,608	$49,217
   Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Stafford	36.5 mi	76%	$18,323	$32,355
   North American University	37.0 mi	41%	$24,462	$38,538
   Career Schools of Texas	41.5 mi	27%	$31,057	$25,397
   Houston Christian University	42.4 mi	48%	$19,294	$60,634
   The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston	42.7 mi	72%	$31,620	$37,336

Compared with the district and state