Schools Overview

2008-2009 New Jersey

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 62
% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools 2.4%
Average Number of Years Open
Average Number of Years Open 8.0
Number of Years Open
Open 1-3 Years 12 19.4%
Open 4-6 Years 6 9.7%
Open 7-9 Years 14 22.6%
Open 10+ Years 30 48.4%
Growth
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year 6
% Growth in Number of Charter Schools 8.8%
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 40 64.5%
Middle Schools 8 12.9%
High Schools 5 8.1%
Middle/High Schools 5 8.1%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 3 4.8%
Ungraded 1
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 28 45.2%
Suburbs 31 50.0%
Rural 3 4.8%
Management Organization
Freestanding 59 95.2%
CMO 3 4.8%
Extended Learning Time
Extended Learning Time 36 58.1%
No Extended Learning Time 26 41.9%
 
Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 2,523
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 1,522 60.3%
Middle Schools 436 17.3%
High Schools 374 14.8%
Middle/High Schools 113 4.5%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 15 0.6%
Ungraded 63
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 243 9.6%
Suburbs 1,938 76.8%
Town 66 2.6%
Rural 276 10.9%
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