The gaps in high school financial education courses

In 2022, only 22.2% of high school students were required to take a personal finance course.

Three states have a 100% course requirement. These are Mississippi, Missouri, and Virginia. Florida has one of the lowest participation rates but has begun implementing a state-wide requirement.

Outside of the six states with near fully implemented requirements, only 9.3% of students in America have guaranteed access to a financial education course.

This data is from an article in Visual Capitalist, published on May 17, 2022.

 

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