Contact Organizations
Tony Roberts
CEO
 Georgia Charter Schools Association
600 W Peachtree St
Atlanta,GA 30308
404-835-8900

Schools Overview

2008-2009 Georgia

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 82
% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools 3.6%
Average Number of Years Open
Average Number of Years Open 4.4
Number of Years Open
Open 1-3 Years 43 52.4%
Open 4-6 Years 19 23.2%
Open 7-9 Years 13 15.9%
Open 10+ Years 7 8.5%
Growth
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year 13
Number of Charter Schools That Closed During Academic Year 4
% Growth in Number of Charter Schools 13.9%
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 37 45.1%
Middle Schools 13 15.9%
High Schools 20 24.4%
Middle/High Schools 3 3.7%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 2 2.4%
Ungraded 7
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 23 28.0%
Suburbs 31 37.8%
Town 5 6.1%
Rural 18 22.0%
Management Organization
Freestanding 72 87.8%
EMO 8 9.8%
CMO 2 2.4%
Extended Learning Time
Extended Learning Time 4 4.9%
No Extended Learning Time 78 95.1%
 
Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 2,197
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 1,259 57.3%
Middle Schools 470 21.4%
High Schools 375 17.1%
Middle/High Schools 74 3.4%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 19 0.9%
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 379 17.3%
Suburbs 720 32.8%
Town 277 12.6%
Rural 821 37.4%
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