Bridging the Education Gap: How Higher Education Unlocks Opportunity

Education is a powerful engine for Miami’s economic growth. When students enroll and graduate, the benefits extend beyond individual success—strengthening businesses, fueling job creation, and boosting local tax revenue. The Florida Future Billions Report, released by Helios Education Foundation, highlights just how transformative this impact can be.

"If we just looked at increasing college completion by itself and we increased it by 10%, we would see almost $8 billion annually to the state in terms of additional tax revenue, societal benefits that could be used for some of the other investments we need to be making across the state of Florida to make our state stronger," says Stacy Baier, SVP at Helios Education Foundation.

For Miami-Dade, this means $2.4 billion in additional revenue—money that could be reinvested into infrastructure, business innovation, and workforce development.