District of Columbia

Fast Facts

1,657

Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded

5.5%

of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide

District of Columbia

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

38

Public High Schools

21,239

Public High School Enrollment

1,142

High School CTE Concentrators

5,019

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.

14.0%

Count: 701

Individuals With Disabilities (ESEA/IDEA)

54.0%

Count: 2,712

Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families

27.7%

Count: 1,388

Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields

0.1%

Count: 7

Single Parents

8.3%

Count: 419

English Learners

4.0%

Count: 199

Homeless Individuals

0.2%

Count: 10

Youth in Foster Care

0.5%

Count: 24

Youth with Parent in Active Military

0%

Count: 0

Migrant Students

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

1

Community Colleges

0

Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)

896

Postsecondary CTE Concentrators

1,441

Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

0

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

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

6-8

Middle Grades That are Eligible for Perkins V Funding

2%

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
Sharing labor market information
Shared definitions of “high skill, high-wage, in-demand”
Offering joint professional development

Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)

Work-based learning

Postsecondary Goals

goal

N/A

No goal established

progress

75.4%

Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress

Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics

ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators

The District of Columbia’s ESSA accountability system does not include any measures of career readiness at this time.

State CTE Director

Clifton Martin

State Director, Career and Technical Education

[email protected]

District of Columbia’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education
1050 First St., N.E.
Washington, DC 20002

Resources

State Profile Resources & Data
Learning that Works Resource Center- District of Columbia
ACTE State Profile
NAPE Equity Profile