Data

According to FCAN, 65% of jobs will require a degree or credential by the year 2025.

43% of Cocoa children aged 12-17 live below the federal poverty level.

Elevate Brevard is starting with a neighborhood focus in the Cocoa zip code of 32922 with the intent to replicate and scale this work to other parts of the county.

Performance Indicators

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FAFSA Completion Rate (Cocoa High School) of 148 Seniors, Source: FCAN 2022-2023 as of 04/14/2023 Compared to 46.4% BPS and 34.9% FL

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High School Graduation Rates (Cocoa High School) Source: 2023 Unofficial from CHS Compared to 90.6% BPS and 90.1% FL Source: FLDOE 2020-2021

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Percentage of High School Students Who Passed Industry Certification (Cocoa High School) Source: FLDOE/BPS 2020-2021 Compared to 52% BPS and 68.8% FL

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Percentage of Cocoa High School Graduates Enrolling in College Source: FLDOE/NSC 2018-2019 Compared to 56.2% BPS and 55.8% FL and 66% USA

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Educational Attainment Rates (Associates and above) in 32922 Source: Census, NSC Local Colleges 2015-2019 Compared to 52% City of Cocoa and 45% Brevard County

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Percentage of “Working Poor” (ALICE) and below poverty by Location (Cocoa, Florida) Source: United Way 2018 Compared to 39% Brevard County and 46% FL