Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Fast Facts
16,350
Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded
11.9%
of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide
CTE Secondary Concentrators
No Data Found
Graduation Rate
Go on to Postsecondary Education
CTE Postsecondary Concentrators
No Data Found
Earn a Postsecondary Credential, Certificate, or Diploma
Placed in Employment, Military Service or Apprenticeships Within Six Months
Secondary CTE Enrollment
356
Public High Schools
293,359
Public High School Enrollment
26,825
High School CTE Concentrators
64,739
Total Secondary CTE Enrollment
By Race
Secondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black
Latino
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or More Races
By Gender
Secondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
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.
18.4%
Count: 11,941
Individuals With Disabilities (ESEA/IDEA)
46.5%
Count: 30,114
Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families
16.6%
Count: 10,723
Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields
<0.0%
Count: 13
Single Parents
6.5%
Count: 4,207
English Learners
1.7%
Count: 1,128
Homeless Individuals
0.6%
Count: 409
Youth in Foster Care
0.9%
Count: 571
Youth with Parent in Active Military
<0.0%
Count: 17
Migrant Students
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
16
Community Colleges
101,535
Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)
19,276
Postsecondary CTE Concentrators
28,400
Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
36
Area Technical Centers
By Race
Postsecondary CTE Enrollment
No Data Found
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
No Data Found
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.
1.3%
Count: 1,751
Individuals With Disabilities (ADA)
47.6%
Count: 13,513
Individuals from Economically Disadvantaged Families
16.5%
Count: 4,699
Individuals Preparing for Non-traditional Fields
4.3%
Count: 1,228
Single Parents
0.9%
Count: 267
Out of Workforce Individuals
9.8%
Count: 2,786
English Learners
0.1%
Count: 35
Homeless Individuals
0.4%
Count: 105
Youth in Foster Care
0.2%
Count: 57
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
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Funding For FY24
$23,420,490
Percentage of Funding Directed to:
No Data Found
Secondary
Postsecondary
$68,000
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
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
- Aligning programs of study with career pathways
- Sharing labor market information
Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)
- Work-based learning
Postsecondary Goals
goal
60%
Attainment by 2020
progress
62%
Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress
Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics
ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators
Massachusetts’ accountability system inlcudes the percentage of 11th and 12th graders completing advanced coursework, which includes AP, IB, Project Lead the Way, dual enrollment courses, Chapter 74-approved vocational/technical secondary cooperative education programs and articulation agreement courses, and other selected rigorous courses. The SQSS – which also includes chronic absenteeism – counts for 10 percent of middle and high schools.
State CTE Director
Elizabeth Bennett
Associate Commissioner CCTE
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant St
Malden, MA 02148
