Only 13.2% of USA Schools Teach Computer Science Barely one in eight high schools offer AP computer science. The best way to overcome the national developer shortage is to ensure our schools prepare students for these careers. Students who haven't been challenged to write software in primary or secondary school simply don't have the skills to pursue a computer science major in college. Given that only one in eight U.S. high schools (13.2%) offer AP computer science classes, according to this same report, relief for the developer shortage isn't likely to appear anytime soon.