Tennessee

Tennessee

Fast Facts

31,437

Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded

36.4%

of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide

Tennessee

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

382

Public High Schools

294,742

Public High School Enrollment

74,594

High School CTE Concentrators

172,730

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

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

13

Community Colleges

114,690

Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)

33,840

Postsecondary CTE Concentrators

40,848

Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

30

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

Perkins Data

Combined State Plan with Perkins and WIOA

Is the State Using the Reserve Fund?

Perkins Eligible Agency

Tennessee Department of Education

Funding For FY22

$29,506,984

Percentage of Funding Directed to:

No Data Found

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

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
  • Shared definitions of “high skill, high-wage, in-demand”
  • Approving a common list of industry-recognized credentials

Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)

  • Work-based learning
  • Ready Graduate Index

Postsecondary Goals

goal

55%

by 2025 (Drive to 55)

progress

45.2%

Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress (2018)

Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics

ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators

Tennessee’s Ready Graduate Index is measured as the graduation rate multiplied by the percent of students (1) scoring 21 or higher on ACT/SAT (2) completing four early postsecondary opportunities (EPSOs), (3) completing two EPSOs and earning industry certification in an approved program of study, or (4) completing two EPSOs and scoring a state-determined score on the ASVAB.

State CTE Director

Sarah Williams

Senior Director, College & Career Experiences

sarah.g.williams@tn.gov

Tennessee Department of Education
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243