Delaware
Delaware
Fast Facts
3,554
Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded
25.1%
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
40
Public High Schools
45,693
Public High School Enrollment
15,188
High School CTE Concentrators
26,656
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.
11.3%
Count: 3,003
Individuals With Disabilities (ESEA/IDEA)
25.8%
Count: 6,877
Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families
30.7%
Count: 8,182
Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields
0.1%
Count: 17
Single Parents
10%
Count: 2,654
English Learners
0.9%
Count: 234
Homeless Individuals
0.3%
Count: 67
Youth in Foster Care
1.3%
Count: 344
Youth with Parent in Active Military
0.1%
Count: 24
Migrant Students
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
1
Community Colleges
–
Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)
9,047
Postsecondary CTE Concentrators
12,736
Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
6
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.
3.0%
Count: 380
Individuals With Disabilities (ADA)
40.9%
Count: 5,208
Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families
19.4%
Count: 2,473
Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields
2.3%
Count: 292
Single Parents
0.6%
Count: 75
Out of Workforce Individuals
3.1%
Count: 395
English Learners
0.1%
Count: 8
Homeless Individuals
0%
Count: 0
Youth in Foster Care
0%
Count: 0
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
Delaware Department of Education
Funding For FY26
$6,330,763
Percentage of Funding Directed to:
Secondary
Postsecondary
$60,000
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
0.32%
Percent of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside for State Correctional Institution
Ways the Secondary CTE, Postsecondary CTE and Workforce Systems Collaborate
- Aligning programs of study with career pathways
- Sharing labor market information
- Shared definitions of “high skill, high-wage, in-demand”
- Approving a common list of industry-recognized credentials
Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)
- Recognized postsecondary credential attainment
- Postsecondary credit attainment
- Work-based learning
Middle grades CTE (TBD)
Postsecondary Goals
goal
N/A
No goal established
progress
49.8%
Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress
Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics
ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators
Delaware’s SQSS indicator includes a measure of College and/or Career Preparedness for grades 9-12 in addition to Chronic Absenteeism, Proficiency in Science and Proficiency in Social Studies. The SQSS indicator is weighted at 35 percent of the summative score.
College and/or Career Preparedness includes three options
- College and Career Preparedness (one college and one career preparedness option)
- College Preparedness (3+ on an AP exam, 4+ on an IB exam, postsecondary credit attainment with a B or higher outside of a state-approved POS)
- Career Preparedness (earning a DDOE-approved industry credential, certificate of multiliteracy, postsecondary credit with a B or higher within a state-approved POS, completion of an approved co-op or WBL experience, or a score of 70+ on the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery General Technical exam).
Delaware also reports the percentage of students enrolling in a postsecondary institution, enlisting in the military, participating in an apprenticeship or entering the workforce within one year of graduating (though these are not included in the accountability system).
State CTE Director
Jonathan Wickert
Director, Career & Technical Education
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
