|
Schools
|
|
Number of Schools
|
321
|
|
|
% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools
|
|
8.5%
|
|
Average Number of Years Open
|
|
Average Number of Years Open
|
6.2
|
|
|
Number of Years Open
|
|
Open 1-3 Years
|
51
|
15.9%
|
|
Open 4-6 Years
|
140
|
43.6%
|
|
Open 7-9 Years
|
86
|
26.8%
|
|
Open 10+ Years
|
44
|
13.7%
|
|
Growth
|
|
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year
|
14
|
|
|
Number of Charter Schools That Closed During Academic Year
|
19
|
|
|
% Growth in Number of Charter Schools
|
|
-1.5%
|
|
Schools by Grade Levels
|
|
Elementary Schools
|
146
|
45.5%
|
|
Middle Schools
|
27
|
8.4%
|
|
High Schools
|
94
|
29.3%
|
|
Middle/High Schools
|
23
|
7.2%
|
|
Elementary/Middle/High Schools
|
31
|
9.7%
|
|
Schools by Geographic Locale
|
|
City
|
231
|
72.0%
|
|
Suburbs
|
51
|
15.9%
|
|
Town
|
24
|
7.5%
|
|
Rural
|
15
|
4.7%
|
|
Conversion/Start-up
|
|
Conversion
|
52
|
16.2%
|
|
Start-Up
|
269
|
83.8%
|
|
Management Organization
|
|
Freestanding
|
160
|
49.8%
|
|
EMO
|
90
|
28.0%
|
|
CMO
|
71
|
22.1%
|
|
Virtual Schools
|
|
Non-Virtual
|
287
|
89.4%
|
|
Virtual
|
8
|
2.5%
|
|
Hybrid Virtual
|
26
|
8.1%
|
|
Unionized Schools
|
|
Unionized Charter Schools
|
42
|
13.1%
|
|
Non-Unionized Charter Schools
|
279
|
86.9%
|
|
Unionized Charter Schools, By State Law
|
32
|
76.2%
|
|
Unionized Charter Schools, Not By State Law
|
10
|
23.8%
|
|
NEA Union Affiliation
|
33
|
78.6%
|
|
AFT Union Affiliation
|
7
|
16.7%
|
|
AFSCME Union Affiliation
|
2
|
4.8%
|