Career and Technical Education (CTE) prepares individuals for high-skill, high-wage, in-demand employment. It provides learners with the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to thrive in college and careers. All students benefit from career-connected learning that emphasizes real-world skills within a selected career focus. Students gain practical knowledge while discovering and preparing for success in potential careers. (Source: Illinois Career Pathways Dictionary)

The data used for this dashboard is sourced from the Illinois Report Card public data set. Students should only be counted once in the overall enrollment total; however, a few districts have enrollment discrepancies. As with any data measure, there are some limitations. (Source: Illinois Report Card, 2023)

Missing data within the dashboard can mean:

1. the data is truly missing because the school or district did not report the information, or
2. the value of the data was too small a number to report (i.e., less than 10).