While most of Texas’ eighth grade students graduated from a state public high school, only 1 in 4 eventually received an in-state higher education degree or certificate.
That’s according to new data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which followed 400,000 students enrolled in eighth grade in 2013-14 and tracked their outcomes over the course of a decade.
These outcomes varied significantly across demographic groups, most notably by income. Overall, 16% of students who are economically disadvantaged received a degree or certificate, compared to 36% of students who are not.
