BY MARK FADDEN
Growth of CTE programs
Put in perspective
The context
Students not enrolled in CTE program Students enrolled in CTE program
Over the past five years, KISD’s enrollment has stayed around 34,000 students. During that time, Carroll said enrollment in KISD’s CTE program has hovered around 11,000 individual students, with approximately 21,500 total enrollments when including students taking multiple CTE courses. “Notably, in the 2024-25 school year, enrollment increased by about 2,500 due to the expansion of our offerings at the middle school level, which has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from teachers, students and parents,” Carroll said. Henderson said the Northwest ISD program serves approximately 13,000 students in 23 differ- ent programs of study. “Our seven CTE academies are very popular and successful as well as our 16 standard programs of study,” Henderson said. “Business, health sciences and agriculture programs are some of our highest numbers based on enrollment due to many factors that allow a large number of students to enroll in those programs.”
Henderson said CTE is funded through a weighted funding supplemental model that allows CTE courses to generate more funding revenue for school districts to help cover CTE resources, materials and staffing but with the added benefit of also providing funds to the district. With regard to CTE funding from the state, 55% of the funding is required to be spent by CTE and 45% of the funds can go to the general budget for other areas.
Keller ISD enrollment
*PROJECTED
11,000
2020-21
23,319
11,000
2021-22
23,813
11,000
2022-23
23,078
11,000
2023-24
22,250
13,500
*2024-25
20,500
Northwest ISD enrollment
*PROJECTED
9,991
2020-21
15,392
"CTE conducts regular-needs assessments to ensure that all programs are yielding a strong return on investment." KELLEY HENDERSON, NISD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
10,064
2021-22
17,519
12,078
2022-23
17,171
13,004
2023-24
17,732
13,000
*2024-25
18,600
SOURCE: KELLER ISD, NORTHWEST ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
The takeaway
At a recent NISD Workforce Development Forum, Jacob Hart, a senior who attended the Aviation and Aeronautics Academy at Eaton High School, talked about how the program fueled his love of aviation. “My whole family is in aviation, and most of our family friends are pilots,” Hart said. “My dream is to become a pilot for Southwest Airlines.”
annually for internship opportunities, including: • Lockheed Martin • Caterpillar • Textron/Bell • Medical City Alliance • Texas Health Hospital Alliance
Henderson said the CTE program also offers industry-based certifications that allow students to immediately go to work and earn a livable wage after high school or while in college. She added that CTE classes are offered at all four Northwest ISD high schools. Keller ISD partners with more than 200 companies that host over 1,000 students
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