Texas
Texas
Fast Facts
171,439
Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded
43.4%
of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide
CTE Secondary Concentrators
No Data Found
Graduation Rate
Go on to Postsecondary Education
CTE Postsecondary Concentrators
No Data Found
Earn a Postsecondary Credential, Certificate, or Diploma
Placed in Employment, Military Service or Apprenticeships Within Six Months
Secondary CTE Enrollment
1,455
Public High Schools
1,668,741
Public High School Enrollment
1,180,579
High School CTE Concentrators
1,189,533
Total Secondary CTE Enrollment
By Race
Secondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black
Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or More Races
By Gender
Secondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
Male
Female
By Special Population
Secondary CTE Enrollment
Special populations are learner groups identified in the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. The data below reflects intersectional categories that are not mutually exclusive; therefore, percentage values will not add up to 100%, and counts will not add to the total enrollment figure reported. Background information about special populations can be found in this resource.
9.1%
Count: 108,288
Individuals With Disabilities (ESEA/IDEA)
55.0%
Count: 654,412
Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families
21.6%
Count: 256,960
Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields
0.2%
Count: 2,359
Single Parents
12.9%
Count: 153,211
English Learners
1.2%
Count: 14,783
Homeless Individuals
0.1%
Count: 1,376
Youth in Foster Care
1.0%
Count: 11,829
Youth with Parent in Active Military
0.3%
Count: 3,396
Migrant Students
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
52
Community Colleges
539,617
Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)
142,156
Postsecondary CTE Concentrators
177,934
Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
By Race
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black
Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or More Races
Unknown
By Gender
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
Male
Female
By Special Population
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
Special populations are learner groups identified in the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. The data below reflects intersectional categories that are not mutually exclusive; therefore, percentage values will not add up to 100%, and counts will not add to the total enrollment figure reported. Background information about special populations can be found in this resource.
2.7%
Count: 4,891
Individuals With Disabilities (ADA)
47.4%
Count: 84,330
Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families
17.3%
Count: 30,747
Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields
7.8%
Count: 13,845
Single Parents
7.9%
Count: 13,988
Out of Workforce Individuals
1.8%
Count: 3,234
English Learners
0.5%
Count: 884
Homeless Individuals
0.5%
Count: 952
Youth in Foster Care
0.4%
Count: 774
Youth with Parent in Active Military
Perkins Data
Combined State Plan with Perkins and WIOA
Is the State Using the Reserve Fund?
Perkins Eligible Agency
Texas Education Agency
Funding For FY24
$128,845,199
Percentage of Funding Directed to:
No Data Found
Secondary
Postsecondary
$150,000
Amount of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside to Prepare Students for Non-Traditional Careers
15%
Percent of Funds Being Reserved in Total
5-8
Middle Grades That are Eligible for Perkins V Funding
1.5%
Percent of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside for State Correctional Institution
Ways the Secondary CTE, Postsecondary CTE and Workforce Systems Collaborate
- Through statewide advisory committees/boards
- Shared definitions of “high skill, high-wage, in-demand”
- Offering joint professional development
Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)
- Recognized postsecondary credential attainment
- Program completion
Postsecondary Goals
goal
60%
by 2030 (60x30TX)
progress
50.5%
Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress (2018)
Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics
ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators
Texas’ College, Career and Military Readiness indicator includes students who:
- Meet Texas Success Initiative benchmarks in reading and math,
- Meet performance benchmarks on the AP exam,
- Earn dual credit,
- Enlist in the military,
- Earn industry certification,
- Are admitted into postsecondary programs,
- Complete a college prep course,
- Demonstrate preparation to enroll without remediation in an associate’s or bachelor’s degree program,
- Complete an OnRamps dual enrollment course, or
- Earn an associate’s degree in high school.
State CTE Director
Marcette Kilgore
State CTE Director
Texas Education Agency
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
