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  ##  Personal Finance Education in American Schools 

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 This infographic shows which American states require personal finance education in high schools. FinancialFit offers unbiased, easy-to-understand personal finance lessons that can support your school's school curriculum.



  

 

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 ### Personal Finance Education in American Schools

 <a style="display:none; "> Ref Link: https://about.ebsco.com/markdownify/node/85028</a>## Personal Finance Education in American Schools

**A solid foundation in financial literacy** can provide students of all socioeconomic backgrounds with the knowledge and skills they need to:

- Save for college
- Maintain a budget
- Manage debt
- Live on their own
- Make good spending decisions
- Achieve a lifetime of financial well-being

Currently, **35** states (and counting) require high schools to *offer* personal finance coursework. Of those, **20** require students to take a standalone personal finance course to graduate. Here’s a look:

(U.S. map showing states with different financial literacy education policies)

### Is your state among those requiring a personal finance course?

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#### Source

Council for Economic Education. (2024). (repr.). *Survey of the States: Economic and Personal Finance Education in Our Nation’s Schools.* New York, NY. <a target="_new">https://www.councilforeconed.org/wp-content/uploads/survey-of-states-2024.pdf</a>



 

  

 

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