Financial Literacy Graduation Requirements by State

Rhode Island's requirement, in effect since the Class of 2024, lets schools choose a course, project or assessment. What that means for districts.

Oregon's Personal Financial Education requirement under SB 3 applies to the Class of 2027. What the half-credit course requires and where to start.

Nebraska's Financial Literacy Act has required a standalone course since the Class of 2024. What LB 452 requires and how to build the course well.

Mississippi teaches personal finance through its yearlong CCR course. What it covers, and where the investing unit tends to fall short.

Minnesota's personal finance graduation requirement applies to the Class of 2028. What Minn. Stat. 120B.024 requires and how districts are staffing it.

Connecticut's half-credit personal finance requirement phases in with the Class of 2027. What Public Act 23-21 requires and how to build the course.

Alabama has required personal finance since 2013 through its Career Preparedness course. What the requirement covers and where to start strengthening it.

Virginia has required a one-credit Economics and Personal Finance course since the Class of 2015. What the EPF standards cover, and how to teach them.

Tennessee has required a half-credit personal finance course since the Class of 2013. What the state's standards cover and how to teach them well.

Standards-aligned personal finance curriculum explained: what the CEE and Jump$tart frameworks cover, how they differ, and how to crosswalk any lesson.

Financial literacy statistics for 2026: adult test scores, state mandates, teen money data, and what the gap costs. Every figure named and dated.

What a personal finance standards crosswalk is, how to build one, and how to use it to prove your course meets CEE, Jump$tart, and your state's standards.

How to meet a personal finance mandate: a repeatable process to identify the rule, choose a model, align to standards, and document compliance.

Which state personal finance mandates go live in 2026-27, which legislatures are still moving, and what to do with the year before your state's date.

Which states require personal finance to graduate, when each mandate reaches its first graduating class, and what it means for your course. Updated 2026.

Texas HB 27 makes a half credit of personal financial literacy a graduation requirement, starting with 9th graders in 2026-27. The Class of 2030 is first.

HB 342 replaces Kentucky's embedded standards with a required one-credit financial literacy course, first held to the Class of 2029. What it takes.

Ohio's first required financial literacy class just graduated. What the half-unit requirement involves, the teacher licensure rule, and what's next.

Michigan's Class of 2028 must complete a half-credit personal finance course. Where your students stand, and how to schedule the next two years.

Indiana's Class of 2028 must complete a Personal Financial Responsibility course. What SEA 35 requires and how to make the course live up to its name.

Hawaii's personal finance requirement begins with the 2026-27 school year. What SB2407 set in motion and how schools can be ready on day one.

Georgia students must earn a half credit in personal financial literacy in grade 11 or 12 to graduate. How the flexible credit works and how to use it.

Florida's first required financial literacy cohort graduates in 2027. What the Hukill Act requires, and how schools can move from compliance to quality.

Delaware is the 30th state to require a personal finance course. What HB 203 requires, what DDOE is still finalizing, and how schools can prepare.

Colorado's HB25-1192 makes financial literacy a graduation requirement. What the standards-based approach means for districts, and how to plan now.

How schools satisfy financial literacy graduation requirements: what the standards actually cover, how they vary by state, and how to implement them well.

Pennsylvania's personal finance academic standards take effect July 1, 2026. A teacher's guide to the domains, timeline, and how to align your course.