Contact Organizations
Dr. Ginger Blackmon
Alaska Charter Schools Association
258 South Baily Street
Palmer,AK 99645
907-742-1700

Paul Prussing
TLS, Deputy Director
 Alaska Department of Education
801 West 10th Street
Juneau,AK 99811
(907) 465-8721

Schools Overview

2009-2010 Alaska

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 26
% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools 5.1%
Average Number of Years Open
Average Number of Years Open 8.5
Number of Years Open
Open 1-3 Years 4 15.4%
Open 4-6 Years 6 23.1%
Open 7-9 Years 4 15.4%
Open 10+ Years 12 46.2%
Growth
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year 1
Number of Charter Schools That Closed During Academic Year 1
% Growth in Number of Charter Schools 4.0%
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 18 69.2%
Middle Schools 1 3.8%
Middle/High Schools 3 11.5%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 4 15.4%
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 7 26.9%
Suburbs 2 7.7%
Town 9 34.6%
Rural 8 30.8%
Conversion/Start-up
Conversion 2 7.7%
Start-Up 24 92.3%
Management Organization
Freestanding 26 100.0%
Virtual Schools
Non-Virtual 25 96.2%
Hybrid Virtual 1 3.8%
Unionized Schools
Unionized Charter Schools 26 100.0%
Unionized Charter Schools, By State Law 26 100.0%
NEA Union Affiliation 26 100.0%
 
Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 481
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 154 32.0%
Middle Schools 35 7.3%
High Schools 49 10.2%
Middle/High Schools 32 6.7%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 211 43.9%
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 86 17.9%
Suburbs 8 1.7%
Town 82 17.0%
Rural 305 63.4%
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