Schools Overview

2009-2010 Arkansas

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 29
% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools 2.6%
Average Number of Years Open
Average Number of Years Open 4.3
Number of Years Open
Open 1-3 Years 16 55.2%
Open 4-6 Years 5 17.2%
Open 7-9 Years 8 27.6%
Growth
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year 4
Number of Charter Schools That Closed During Academic Year 3
% Growth in Number of Charter Schools 11.5%
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 6 20.7%
Middle Schools 6 20.7%
High Schools 2 6.9%
Middle/High Schools 6 20.7%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 3 10.3%
Ungraded 6
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 9 31.0%
Suburbs 2 6.9%
Town 3 10.3%
Rural 9 31.0%
Conversion/Start-up
Conversion 11 37.9%
Start-Up 18 62.1%
Management Organization
Freestanding 22 75.9%
EMO 2 6.9%
CMO 5 17.2%
Virtual Schools
Non-Virtual 28 96.6%
Virtual 1 3.4%
Unionized Schools
Unionized Charter Schools 1 3.4%
Non-Unionized Charter Schools 28 96.6%
Unionized Charter Schools, By State Law 1 100.0%
NEA Union Affiliation 1 100.0%
 
Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 1,081
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 539 49.9%
Middle Schools 181 16.7%
High Schools 172 15.9%
Middle/High Schools 185 17.1%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 3 0.3%
Ungraded 1
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 209 19.3%
Suburbs 74 6.8%
Town 219 20.3%
Rural 579 53.6%
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