Career and Technical Education by Locale

Public high school graduates from towns and rural areas earn more credits in career and technical education (CTE) than do graduates from cities and suburban areas. The National Center for Education Statistics Data Point, Career and Technical Education Coursetaking in 2013, by Locale, examines CTE coursetaking among public school graduates from city, suburban, town, and rural high schools. In six of the CTE fields analyzed, there was no clear pattern in credits earned across locales. Among the remaining four fields: Graduates from towns and rural areas earned more credits in agriculture and natural resources and construction than did their peers from cities and suburban areas. Graduates from towns earned more credits in engineering, design, and production than graduates from cities and suburbs. Graduates from suburban areas earned fewer credits in health care than those from other locales. This report uses data from the 2013 high school transcripts collected as part of the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009