Contact Organizations
Cheri Shannon
President & CEO
Florida Charter School Alliance
1900 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami,FL 33132
954-881-5467

Becky Katz
Director of Operations/Marketing
Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools, Inc.
1126 South Federal HIghway - Suite 170
Fort Lauderdale,FL 33316
954-463-9595

Schools Overview

2007-2008 Florida

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 360
% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools 9.6%
Average Number of Years Open
Average Number of Years Open 5.6
Number of Years Open
Open 1-3 Years 114 31.7%
Open 4-6 Years 104 28.9%
Open 7-9 Years 87 24.2%
Open 10+ Years 55 15.3%
Growth
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year 25
Number of Charter Schools That Closed During Academic Year 18
% Growth in Number of Charter Schools -0.6%
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 197 54.7%
Middle Schools 68 18.9%
High Schools 74 20.6%
Middle/High Schools 14 3.9%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 6 1.7%
Ungraded 1
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 124 34.4%
Suburbs 160 44.4%
Town 17 4.7%
Rural 59 16.4%
Management Organization
Freestanding 307 85.3%
EMO 44 12.2%
CMO 9 2.5%
 
Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 3,392
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 1,839 54.2%
Middle Schools 518 15.3%
High Schools 446 13.1%
Middle/High Schools 429 12.6%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 160 4.7%
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 939 27.7%
Suburbs 1,592 46.9%
Town 270 8.0%
Rural 591 17.4%
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