Massachusetts offers a variety of pathways and programs to ensure students graduate college and career ready. These include Career Technical Education (CTE) programs, Early College, and Innovation Pathways. For more information about these pathways and programs, visit the Office of College, Career, and Technical Education website.

This dataset contains student enrollment data for all public and charter schools and districts since 2022. It is a wide file with three groups of columns representing the following enrollment indicators:

• Number of students in CTE programs, Early College, and Innovation Pathways by grade, including grades 9-12 and special education beyond grade 12 (SP)
• Percent of students in CTE programs, Early College, and Innovation Pathways by race and gender
• Number and percent of students in CTE programs, Early College, and Innovation Pathways in student groups: First Language Not English, English Learners, Students with Disabilities, High Needs, Low Income, and Economically Disadvantaged

Economically Disadvantaged was used 2015-2021. Low Income was used prior to 2015, and a different version of Low Income has been used since 2022. Please see the DESE Researcher's Guide for more information.

After Dark Chapter 74 enrollment is a subset of Chapter 74 Program enrollment. Also, in 2022, some districts reported enrollment in additional Innovation Pathway sectors. This report includes only the five designated sectors.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DESE Profiles site:
Pathways/Programs Enrollment by Grade
Pathways/Programs Enrollment by Race/Gender
Pathways/Programs Enrollment by Selected Population

Pathways

• After Dark
• Career Connections (Non-Chapter 74 Programs)
• Career Technical Education (Chapter 74 Programs)
• Early College
• Innovation Career Pathways

After Dark

• Advanced Manufacturing Technology
• Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing
• Automotive Technology
• Carpentry
• Construction Craft Laborer
• Cosmetology
• Design & Visual Communications
• Electricity
• Exploratory
• Health Assisting
• Heating - Ventilation - Air Conditioning - Refrigeration
• Horticulture
• Information Support Services & Networking
• Metal Fabrication & Joining Technologies
• Plumbing

Career Connections (Non-Chapter 74 Programs)

• Airplane Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
• Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing
• Automotive Technology
• Biotechnology
• Building/Property Maintenance
• Business Technology
• Cabinetmaking
• Carpentry
• Construction Craft Laborer
• Criminal Justice
• Culinary Arts
• Design & Visual Communications
• Drafting
• Early Education and Care
• Engineering Technology
• Environmental Science & Technology
• Exploratory
• Family & Consumer Studies (formerly vocational home economics)
• Fashion Technology
• Graphic Communications
• Health Assisting
• Heating - Ventilation - Air Conditioning - Refrigeration
• Hospitality Management
• Information Support Services & Networking
• Marketing/Finan

This report presents data and information about student preparedness for workforce and post-graduate success in Massachusetts, including high school enrollment, graduation, coursework, participation in Designated High School College and Career Pathways (After Dark, Career Connections, Career Technical Education, Early College, and Innovation Career Pathways), college attendance and persistence, and wages.