Florida - 2017

Final Grade

B

Graduation Requirements

Is a high school course with personal finance concepts required to be taken as a graduation requirement? Yes, a half-year course in economics is a graduation requirement for all high school students. The economics course must include personal finance concepts. See: Florida High School Graduation Requirements.

High School Education Standards

The high school social studies curriculum standards consist of 34 content standards for economics and 56 content standards for financial literacy. Based on this information, we estimate that students receive approximately 37 hours of instruction in personal finance. See: Florida Economics Standards and search for Social Studies, 9-12 grades, financial literacy.

Extra Credit

For the past six years, legislation has been introduced that would require all Florida high school students to take a course in personal finance as a graduation requirement. In 2017, the bill passed the Florida State Senate and the House Committee on Education but was not voted on by the House. It is expected that similar legislation will be introduced in January 2018. See: Florida SB 392 Vote History. Should this legislation pass and be signed by the governor, Florida's grade will increase from a B to an A.

Caveat

It is not clear how Florida measures student achievement in financial literacy.