2001-2002 Public School Students by Ethnicity
0.7%American
Indian
1.3%Asian
1.6%Hispanic
47.8%Black
48.8%White
Middle School Students with PortfolioGrades 6-8
School Year 2001-2002
36.4% withNo portfolio
63.6% withStudent Portfolio
Middle School Activities Overview
For 2001-2002, out of the 160,758 students enrolled in grades 6-8, over 102,000 (63.6%) had a student portfolio. At grade 8, a great majority (85.5%) had been identified as having a student portfolio.
Middle School Students Having Completed at Least 6 Career Awareness Activities
93.70%
90.50%
92.80%
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Of the 160,758 students enrolled in grades 6-8, over 148,000 (92.3%) had completed at least 6 Career Awareness activities. Additionally, 89% of the 8th graders had also completed a 5-year education plan.
Breakdown of Louisiana Public Schools
9.7%Combination
Schools (K-12)19.1%High Schools
16.4%Middle/Jr. High
Schools
54.8%Elementary
Schools
Louisiana Public Schools at a Glance
Of the 1,538 public schools, about 46% (706 schools) have middle school grades (6-8), while about 29% (442 schools) have high school grades (9-12).
In 2001-2002, there was a total of 730,252 students in the 1,538 public schools in Louisiana. This population comprised of 51.1% male and 48.9% female students.
High School Activities Overview
Portfolio Status for High School StudentsGrades 9-12
School Year 2001-2002
83.7%with Student
Portfolio
16.3%with no Student Portfolio
For 2001-2002, of the 185,174 students enrolled in grades 9-12, over 154,900 (83.7%) had a student portfolio.
93.2% 91.9% 91.5%
70.0%
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
High School Students Updating 5-Year Plan
Of the 185,174 high school students, a great majority (87.4%) had updated their 5-year education plan. Furthermore, 183 (45.5%) of the schools with grades 9-12 had implemented the TEAM (Teachers as Educational Advisors and Mentors) Program.Career Intentions of High School Students Enrolled in a
Career and Technical Education Program
6.1%Undecided
0.4%Travel 3.2%
Other
1.3%Homemaker
1.2%Apprenticeship
6.0%Military
11.5%Work
12.1%2-Year Institution
58.2%4-Year University
Of over 16,000 high school students enrolled in C&T education programs, a great majority of them (70.3%) expressed interest in pursuing higher education with most wanting to go to a 4-year university.
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
4-YearUniversity
2-YearInstitution
Work Military
Career Intentions By Grade level
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
As students moved to higher grades, interest levels for 2-year institutions and work increased, while interest levels for 4-year universities declined.
19.3%
16.0%
32.3%
11.6%
15.1%
14.0%
8.5%
Other
Friends
Family
Guidance Counselors
Teachers
Career Awareness Activities
Career Orientation Course
What Influenced Students to Make a Career ChoiceStudent Survey - 48,671 Students Responding
School Year (2001-2002)
Career Options Survey Results
Of the students surveyed, 71% (35,000) had made a career choice. Additionally, a majority of the students (64%) considered their academic and technical courses as relevant to their future plans.
Parents expressed favorable opinions of the career option programs offered at their schools.
13.1%24.1%
62.8%
12.1%19.5%
68.4%
11.3%
5.9%82.8%
14.4%13.4%
72.2%
14.2%14.2%
71.6%
I am Aware of Career Majors Offered
I am Involved with the Scheduling of My Child's Classes
What My Child Learns is Important to his/her Future
Courses are Offered in a Logical Order
School Curriculum Teaches What I Think is Important
What Parents Think About School Career Major Program OfferingParent Survey Results - 25,978 Parents Responding
School Year (2001-2002)
No Response No Yes
14.3%29.0%
56.7%
11.7%20.8%
67.5%
14.4%35.2%
50.4%
16.4%
30.7%
52.9%
20.9%
47.6%31.5%
Awareness of Career MajorPrograms
Schools Doing an Adequate Job
Awareness of Tech PrepProgram
Familiarity w ith School-to-WorkActivities
Familiarity w ith HSTW Initiative
What Community Members Think About School Career Programs and Reform InitiativesCommunity Survey Results - from 10,328 Community Members
School Year (2001-2002)
No Response No Yes
Career Options Survey Results
Of the community members surveyed, a majority of them were in favor of the what the schools were providing in terms of getting the students ready for the workforce.
5241
22
65
20
9
12
39
26
57
30
3
33
2514
25
01. Agriculture & Natural Resources
02. Architecture & Construction
03. Arts A/V Technology & Communications
04. Business & Administration
05. Education and Training services
06. Finance
07. Government and P ublic Administration
08. Health Science
09. Hospitality & Tourism
10. Human Services
11. Information Technology
12. Law & P ublic Safety
13. Manufacturing
14. Retail/Wholesale
15. Scientific Research
16. Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Number of Districts offering Programs Within Each 16 national Cluster
School Year 2001-2002
Career and Technical Program Offerings
The most popular and readily-available career and technical programs were in Agriculture, Architecture & Construction, Business & Administration, Health Science, and Human Services clusters.
The most popular programs/majors within the 16 clusters included: Agriculture, Carpentry, Instrumental Music, Business Administration, Education, Finance, JROTC, Nursing Assistant, Culinary Arts, Home Economics, Information Systems, Police Pre-Cadet, Welding, Marketing, Drafting, and Auto Technician.
Career and Technical Program Offering by the 16 National ClustersPercent of Louisiana High Schools
Offering Career and Technical Programs by Each Cluster
42.3%
32.1%
18.8%
71.9%
14.3%
4.8%
7.7%
26.5%
14.9%
56.8%
20.8%
2.0%
18.8%
19.9%
8.6%
16.1%
01 - Agriculture and Natural Resource Planning
02 - Architecture and Construction
03 - Arts, A/V Technology, and Communication
04 - Business and Administration
05 - Education and Training
06 - Finance
07 - Government and Public Administration
08 - Health Science
09 - Hospitality and Tourism
10 - Human Services
11 - Information Technology
12 - Law and Public Safety
13 - Manufacturing
14 - Retail/Wholesale
15 - Scientif ic Research and Engineering
16 - Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Career and Technical Program Offerings
The majority of Louisiana high school students (95,000 or 72.3%) were enrolled in programs/majors within clusters 01, 02, 04, and 10.
Student Participation in Career and Technical Programs by the National Clusters
9.9%
6.8%
4.1%
4.2%
0.3%
1.8%
5.0%
1.9%
18.8%
3.3%
0.0%
2.2%
2.4%
0.9%
1.4%
36.8%
01 - Agriculture and Natural Resource Planning
02 - Architecture and Construction
03 - Arts, A/V Technology, and Communication
04 - Business and Administration
05 - Education and Training
06 - Finance
07 - Government and Public Administration
08 - Health Science
09 - Hospitality and Tourism
10 - Human Services
11 - Information Technology
12 - Law and Public Safety
13 - Manufacturing
14 - Retail/Wholesale
15 - Scientif ic Research and Engineering
16 - Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Career and Technical Program Offerings
119
10548
181
236
3
5
189
24
61
57
12137
2
19
180
01. Agriculture & Natural Resources
02. Architecture & Construction
03. Arts A/V Technology & Communications
04. Business & Administration
05. Education and Training services
06. Finance
07. Government and P ublic Administration
08. Health Science
09. Hospitality & Tourism
10. Human Services
11. Information Technology
12. Law & P ublic Safety
13. Manufacturing
14. Retail/Wholesale
15. Scientific Research
16. Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Total Dual Enrollment by the 16 National ClustersSchool Year 2001-2002
Career and Technical Program Offerings
The most popular programs with the highest dual enrollment included College Prep, Business Administration, Allied Health, Auto Technician, and Welding.
Skills Certificates Issued to Louisiana StudentsPercent awarded by Cluster
5.7%01-Agriculture
9.7%02-Architecture
0.2%03-Arts, A/V Technology
12.4%04-Business and
Administration
0.0%07-Government
0.1%05-Educartion
0.1%06-Finance
31.5%08-Health Science3.4%
09-Hospitality and Tourism
9.7%10-Human Services
6.5%11-Information
Technology
0.0%12-Law and Public Safety
17.0%13-Manufacturing
0.0%15-Scientif ic Research
0.2%14-Retail/Wholesale
3.6%16-Transportaion
The most popular skills certificates issued to Louisiana students in 2001-2002 included: Certified Nurses Assistant, First Responder, MOUS, Welding Level I, NCCER, Carpentry, General Construction, and Welding, ProStart, CompTIA Certification, CPR First Aid, CDA Child Development, and ASE Certification.
Skills Certification
Types of Skills Certificates Issued to Louisiana High School Students in 2001-2002
40.8%Nationally-Approved
13.9%Locally-
Designed
45.2%State-Approved
In 2001-2002, a total of 1,344 skills certificates were issued to the high school Students in Louisiana.
Total Income Generated in 2001-2002 by Louisiana Students
$1,788,196 (12.2%)
School-Based Enterprise
$12,826,052 (87.8%)
Work-based Learning
A total of 11,380 students were involved in various work-based learning and school-based enterprise programs. These students generated a total of $14.6 million dollars.
$11,496,131.00
$0.00
$1,262,921.00
$67,000.00
Co-op Job Shadowing Paid Internship Other
Work-based Learning Income for Louisiana Students by Employment Type
Close to 90% of the work-based learning income was generated through the Co-Op programs in Agriculture, Business and Office Administration, Hospitality and Tourism, and in Retail/Whole Sale business.
Skills Certification
School-based Enterprise and Work-based Learning Programs
58.0%
66.0%
73.3%77.1%
68.0%
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Grades 9-12
Louisiana Students Enrolled in a Career MajorFor Schools Participating in HSTW Initiative
(School Year 2001-2002)
Results for High Schools That Work
In 2001-2002, a total of 46,549 students were enrolled in grades 9-12 at 59 HSTW school sites. A majority of these students (88%) had a 5-year education plan. Furthermore, close to 10% of these students were enrolled in school-based enterprise and work-based learning programs.