Revise this: The higher education completion rate is 31.4% in McAllen, which is slightly lower than the state average of 31.5%. This is also lower than the national average of 33.7%. The high school completion rate is also lower than the state and national average, with 77% of people completing high school. The state of Texas has an 84.8% high school completion rate while the nation has an 88.9% completion rate