Career and Technical Education (CTE) Statistics

Tables: Secondary/High School

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Table H1. Percentage of public high schools that are regular, career/technical, and other special focus, and various characteristics of each school type: 2008
School characteristic	Total, all high schools	Regular high school		Career/ technical high school	Other special focus high school¹
Percentage of all public high schools	100.0	67.5		3.7	28.7

Among each type of high school:

Enrollment size per grade²	159.9	209.2		204.0	38.6

Percentage of students with various characteristics
Non-Hispanic White	63.4	69.6		67.6	48.2
Have an IEP	18.5	12.7		17.8	32.3
Limited English proficient	4.5	3.8		0.9	6.4

Percentage using various instructional strategies
Block scheduling³	37.4	36.8		69.8	34.7
Student groups remain two or more years with the same teacher	16.1	10.2		48.0	25.9
Dual or concurrent enrollment offering high school and college credits	65.8	77.9		65.9	37.3

Percentage using various special admissions requirements
Any special admissions requirements⁴	31.5	14.3		59.2	68.2
Admission test	2.5	0.9	!	13.9	4.8
Standardized achievement test	3.8	2.1		12.9	6.5
Academic record	16.9	11.6		48.1	25.2
Special student needs	18.7	8.0		20.8	43.5
Special aptitudes/skills/talents	5.2	2.6		19.5	9.7
Personal interview	11.6	3.4		27.6	28.7
Recommendations	12.9	1.7		31.3	36.9

Percentage offering various occupational preparation opportunities
Career/technical education courses	82.7	93.6		100.0	55.1
Work-based learning or internships outside of school	65.4	70.6		79.0	51.5
Specialized career academy	24.1	26.7		61.2	13.2
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error represents more than 30 percent of the estimate. ¹ Includes special program emphasis schools (such as science or mathematics schools, performing arts schools, talented or gifted schools, and foreign language immersion schools), special education schools, alternative schools, and other types of schools that do not fall into these categories. ² SASS:08 does not differentiate between shared-time and full-time career/technical schools. Thus some students who attend shared-time career/technical schools could be double counted if they also attended another type of school. ³ Class periods are scheduled to create extended blocks of instruction time. ⁴ Requirements other than proof of immunization, age, or residence. NOTE: High schools are defined as those that have grade 12 or those with no grades lower than 7 and at least one grade higher than 8 if they do not have grade 12. These estimates were previously published in NCES report #2012-250, "Public Career and Technical Education High Schools, Principals, and Teachers in 2008." SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Questionnaire," 2007–08.

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