District of Columbia

District of Columbia

Fast Facts

1,983

Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded

6.8%

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

22,694

Public High School Enrollment

1,515

High School CTE Concentrators

5,787

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.

14.5%

Count: 839

Individuals With Disabilities (ESEA/IDEA)

43.2%

Count: 2,500

Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families

30%

Count: 1,738

Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields

0%

Count: 0

Single Parents

11.6%

Count: 670

English Learners

3.9%

Count: 225

Homeless Individuals

0.1%

Count: 6

Youth in Foster Care

0.4%

Count: 22

Youth with Parent in Active Military

0%

Count: 0

Migrant Students

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

1

Community Colleges

Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)

988

Postsecondary CTE Concentrators

1,543

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

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.

0%

Count: 0

Individuals With Disabilities (ADA)

36.1%

Count: 557

Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families

43.2%

Count: 666

Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields

18.3%

Count: 282

Single Parents

0%

Count: 0

Out of Workforce Individuals

0%

Count: 0

English Learners

0%

Count: 0

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

District of Columbia's Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Funding For FY25

$5,909,176

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

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

73.0%

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