Maine

Fast Facts

3,743

Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded

25.2%

of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide

Maine

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

144

Public High Schools

55,447

Public High School Enrollment

7,188

High School CTE Concentrators

7,374

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.

19.9%

Count: 1,468

Individuals With Disabilities (ESEA/IDEA)

32.1%

Count: 2,367

Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families

17.1%

Count: 1,258

Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields

0%

Count: 0

Single Parents

1.8%

Count: 136

English Learners

1.8%

Count: 130

Homeless Individuals

0.4%

Count: 27

Youth in Foster Care

1.0%

Count: 71

Youth with Parent in Active Military

0.2%

Count: 13

Migrant Students

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

7

Community Colleges

21,417

Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)

7,137

Postsecondary CTE Concentrators

8,514

Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

27

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

6.6%

Count: 559

Individuals With Disabilities (ADA)

41.9%

Count: 3,565

Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families

16.2%

Count: 1,377

Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields

7.3%

Count: 623

Single Parents

0.3%

Count: 27

Out of Workforce Individuals

0.3%

Count: 32

English Learners

0.3%

Count: 26

Homeless Individuals

0.5%

Count: 40

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

Maine Department of Education

Funding For FY24

$7,020,601

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

0.85%

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
Sharing labor market information

Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)

Recognized postsecondary credential attainment

Postsecondary Goals

goal

60%

Attainment by 2025

progress

55.1%

Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress

Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics

ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators

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

State CTE Director

Dwight Littlefield

State CTE Director

[email protected]

Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04330

Resources

State Profile Resources & Data
Learning that Works Resource Center- Maine
ACTE State Profile
NAPE Equity Profile