Alabama
Alabama
Fast Facts
27,945
Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded
34.3%
of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide
CTE Secondary Concentrators
Graduation Rate
Go on to Postsecondary Education
CTE Postsecondary Concentrators
Earn a Postsecondary Credential, Certificate, or Diploma
Placed in Employment, Military Service or Apprenticeships Within Six Months
Secondary CTE Enrollment
386
Public High Schools
224,307
Public High School Enrollment
84,110
High School CTE Concentrators
65,210
Total Secondary CTE Enrollment
By Race
Secondary CTE Enrollment
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black
Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or More Races
By Gender
Secondary CTE Enrollment
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.
10.7%
Count: 6,946
Individuals With Disabilities (ESEA/IDEA)
61.2%
Count: 39,931
Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families
34.6%
Count: 22,594
Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields
1.1%
Count: 692
Single Parents
5.5%
Count: 3556
English Learners
1.4%
Count: 945
Homeless Individuals
0.4%
Count: 225
Youth in Foster Care
2.3%
Count: 1,469
Youth with Parent in Active Military
0.2%
Count: 98
Migrant Students
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
23
Community Colleges
102,395
Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)
33,162
Postsecondary CTE Concentrators
52,854
Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
71
Area Technical Centers
By Race
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
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
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.
2.1%
Count: 1,131
Individuals With Disabilities (ADA)
48.7%
Count: 25,716
Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families
8.1%
Count: 4,285
Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields
73.6%
Count: 38,892
Single Parents
0%
Count: 0
Out of Workforce Individuals
0%
Count: 0
English Learners
0.2%
Count: 91
Homeless Individuals
0.6%
Count: 318
Youth in Foster Care
0.1%
Count: 32
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
Alabama State Department of Education
Funding For FY26
$24,481,712
Percentage of Funding Directed to:
Secondary
Postsecondary
$60,000
Amount of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside to Prepare Students for Non-Traditional Careers
10%
Percent of Funds Being Reserved in Total
5-8
Middle Grades That are Eligible for Perkins V Funding
0.1%
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
- Developing joint programs of study; Aligning programs of study with career pathways
- Sharing labor market informational
- Shared definitions of “high skill, high-wage, in-demand”
- Offering joint professional development
- Braiding funding across programs
Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)
- Recognized postsecondary credential attainment
Postsecondary Goals
goal
65%
of Alabama’s workforce will have a high-quality certificate, credential or degree by the year 2025
65 by 2025 Initiative
progress
49.3%
Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress
Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics
ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators
Alabama’s SQSS Indicator measures success in six metrics:
- Achieving a benchmark score on the ACT
- Scoring a 3+ on an AP exam or 4+ on an IB exam
- Scoring silver or above on the ACT WorkKeys assessment
- Earning transcripted college credit
- Earning an industry credential
Being accepted for enlistment into the military. For high schools, the college and career readiness indicator is weighted at 10 percent of the total score.
State CTE Director
Dodd Hawthorne
Assistant State Superintendent for CTE and Workforce Development
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130
United States
