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Schools
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Number of Schools
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411
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% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools
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10.6%
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Average Number of Years Open
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|
Average Number of Years Open
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6.3
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Number of Years Open
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|
Open 1-3 Years
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112
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27.3%
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Open 4-6 Years
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121
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29.4%
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Open 7-9 Years
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81
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19.7%
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Open 10+ Years
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97
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23.6%
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Growth
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|
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year
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40
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Number of Charter Schools That Closed During Academic Year
|
7
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% Growth in Number of Charter Schools
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4.8%
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Schools by Grade Levels
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Elementary Schools
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224
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54.5%
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Middle Schools
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71
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17.3%
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High Schools
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89
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21.7%
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Middle/High Schools
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12
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2.9%
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Elementary/Middle/High Schools
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14
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3.4%
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Ungraded
|
1
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Schools by Geographic Locale
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City
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131
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31.9%
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Suburbs
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187
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45.5%
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Town
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14
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3.4%
|
|
Rural
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79
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19.2%
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Conversion/Start-up
|
|
Conversion
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19
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4.6%
|
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Start-Up
|
392
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95.4%
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Management Organization
|
|
Freestanding
|
256
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62.3%
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EMO
|
142
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34.5%
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|
CMO
|
13
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3.2%
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Virtual Schools
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|
Non-Virtual
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411
|
100.0%
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|
Unionized Schools
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|
Unionized Charter Schools
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16
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3.9%
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|
Non-Unionized Charter Schools
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395
|
96.1%
|
|
Unionized Charter Schools, Not By State Law
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16
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100.0%
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|
NEA and AFT Union Affiliation
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16
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100.0%
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