Top Texas Touts: Education
- Texas educates more than 1 in 10 of all U.S. public elementary and secondary students.
- Texas is home to 31 Blue Ribbon schools in 2024, the most in the nation.
- Texas is home to 10 of the top 100 public high schools.
- Texas is home to four of the top 50 STEM public high schools in the nation.
- Texas teachers are among the best in the nation.
- Nearly 27,000 outstanding Texas teachers in 597 school districts earned $292 million in incentive pay in the 2023-2024 school year.
- More than 360,000 Texas students took AP exams in 2024; 56% were Black or Hispanic students.
- Texas' high school graduation rate is among the highest in the nation at 90%.
- Texas is home to seven public university systems, 37 public four-year universities, and 50 community college districts with campuses across the state.
- Texas celebrated nearly 370,000 higher education graduates in 2023, more than the total enrollment in 26 states.
- More than 4.2 million Texans participated in workforce development and training programs in 2022.
- Texas is home to 11 Tier One research universities, tied for the most in the nation.
- Texas is home to top-ranked universities for business, engineering, graduate studies, and more.
- Texas is a leading state for biotech, engineering, and electrical engineering doctorates.
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End of 3Q 2024