Brief 10: Series Summary
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This brief synthesizes findings from nine companion analyses in ETEP 2026 Dashboard Insight Series, examining postsecondary employment outcomes for DC public high school alumni.
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Brief 9: Earnings by Industry
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This analysis examines the share of DC public high school alumni employed in different industries, and median wages by postsecondary degree level within those industries — to compare the industries where alumni actually work against where additional education pays off.
Brief 8: Flat-Wage Industries
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This brief analysis examines wages by educational attainment for former DC public high school students in three common industries — Retail Trade; Administrative & Support, Waste Management, & Remediation Services; and Accommodation & Food Services. In these industries, more education isn't linked to higher pay: earnings stay relatively flat across attainment levels, suggesting work experience, tenure, and occupational advancement may matter more for wage growth than formal education alone.
Brief 7: Rising-Wage Industries
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This analysis examines wages six years after expected high school graduation in three industries — Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance, and Public Administration — which offer evidence that educational attainment translates into higher wages for former DC public high school students.
Brief 6: UDC Graduate Outcomes
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This analysis examines postsecondary degree outcomes for University of the District of Columbia (UDC) graduates, including median annual wages and industries of employment in the years following degree completion.
Brief 5: Postsecondary Degree Outcomes
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This analysis examines employment outcomes for DC public high school graduates based on whether they earn a postsecondary degree, tracking median annual wages and employment stability rates across six years after expected high school graduation.
Brief 4: Some College, No Degree Outcomes
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This analysis examines employment outcomes for DC public high school graduates who enroll in college but do not complete a postsecondary degree — a group that included 35,515 individuals in DC under age 65 in 2024 based on data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center — tracking median annual wages through six years after expected high school graduation, compared to both postsecondary degree attainers and direct-to-career peers. Note that "some college, no degree" does not include students who are still in college.
Brief 3: Direct-to-Career Outcomes
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This analysis examines employment outcomes for DC public high school graduates based on whether they pursued postsecondary education or went directly into a career, tracking median annual wages and employment stability across six years after expected graduation.
Brief 2: CTE Concentrator Outcomes
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This analysis examines employment outcomes for DC career and technical education (CTE) concentrators, focusing on median annual wages and employment stability in the years following high school graduation.
Brief 1: High School Completion Outcomes
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This analysis examines postsecondary employment outcomes for DC public high school alumni
whose highest level of education is high school, based on whether they completed high school in
four years or less (“on-time completers”), completed high school in more than four years
("extended-time completers"), or did not complete high school ("non-completers").
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ETEP Data System - Block BThe Education Through Employment Data SystemThe Education Through Employment Data System will measure the impact of PK-12 education, higher education, and public workforce programs on access to family-sustaining careers and economic mobility. This project will produce insights that allow District program providers, policymakers, agency leaders, educators, and the public to better understand the impact of education and workforce programs on employment outcomes for District residents.  |