Schools Overview

2008-2009 North Carolina

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 97
% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools 3.9%
Average Number of Years Open
Average Number of Years Open 8.9
Number of Years Open
Open 1-3 Years 10 10.3%
Open 4-6 Years 8 8.2%
Open 7-9 Years 27 27.8%
Open 10+ Years 52 53.6%
Growth
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year 2
Number of Charter Schools That Closed During Academic Year 1
% Growth in Number of Charter Schools -1.0%
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 59 60.8%
Middle Schools 7 7.2%
High Schools 7 7.2%
Middle/High Schools 6 6.2%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 18 18.6%
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 41 42.3%
Suburbs 10 10.3%
Town 18 18.6%
Rural 28 28.9%
Management Organization
Freestanding 90 92.8%
EMO 5 5.2%
CMO 2 2.1%
Extended Learning Time
Extended Learning Time 2 2.1%
No Extended Learning Time 95 97.9%
 
Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 2,384
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 1,334 56.0%
Middle Schools 452 19.0%
High Schools 463 19.4%
Middle/High Schools 99 4.2%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 36 1.5%
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 578 24.2%
Suburbs 303 12.7%
Town 347 14.6%
Rural 1,156 48.5%
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