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Schools
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Number of Schools
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808
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% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools
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|
8.0%
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Average Number of Years Open
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|
Average Number of Years Open
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6.5
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Number of Years Open
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|
Open 1-3 Years
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251
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31.1%
|
|
Open 4-6 Years
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214
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26.5%
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|
Open 7-9 Years
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143
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17.7%
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|
Open 10+ Years
|
200
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24.8%
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Growth
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|
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year
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91
|
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Number of Charter Schools That Closed During Academic Year
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11
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% Growth in Number of Charter Schools
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8.0%
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Schools by Grade Levels
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|
Elementary Schools
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307
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38.0%
|
|
Middle Schools
|
94
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11.6%
|
|
High Schools
|
122
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15.1%
|
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Middle/High Schools
|
155
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19.2%
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|
Elementary/Middle/High Schools
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127
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15.7%
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Ungraded
|
3
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|
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Schools by Geographic Locale
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|
City
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413
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51.1%
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Suburbs
|
208
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25.7%
|
|
Town
|
64
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7.9%
|
|
Rural
|
121
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15.0%
|
|
Conversion/Start-up
|
|
Conversion
|
119
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14.7%
|
|
Start-Up
|
689
|
85.3%
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|
Management Organization
|
|
Freestanding
|
682
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84.4%
|
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EMO
|
17
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2.1%
|
|
CMO
|
109
|
13.5%
|
|
Virtual Schools
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|
Non-Virtual
|
625
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77.4%
|
|
Virtual
|
152
|
18.8%
|
|
Hybrid Virtual
|
31
|
3.8%
|
|
Unionized Schools
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|
Unionized Charter Schools
|
122
|
15.1%
|
|
Non-Unionized Charter Schools
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686
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84.9%
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|
Unionized Charter Schools, Not By State Law
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122
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100.0%
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|
NEA Union Affiliation
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92
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75.4%
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|
AFT Union Affiliation
|
8
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6.6%
|
|
NEA and AFT Union Affiliation
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22
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18.0%
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