Data Available: 1999-00 through 2011-12
Annually, NAPCS collects school, district, and state enrollment data from official state department of education fall membership count data files.
Waiting List Data Available: 2005-06 through 2011-12
| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 47,080 | |
| % of Charter School Students to All Public School Students | 23.4% | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 6,760 | 14.4% |
| Black | 30,629 | 65.1% |
| Hispanic | 7,579 | 16.1% |
| Asian | 1,317 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 160 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 10 | |
| Other | 605 | 1.3% |
| Students by Grade Level | ||
| Pre-Kindergarten | 70 | 0.1% |
| Kindergarten | 3,246 | 6.9% |
| First Grade | 3,201 | 6.8% |
| Second Grade | 3,082 | 6.5% |
| Third Grade | 3,094 | 6.6% |
| Fourth Grade | 2,957 | 6.3% |
| Fifth Grade | 3,502 | 7.4% |
| Sixth Grade | 3,694 | 7.8% |
| Seventh Grade | 4,053 | 8.6% |
| Eighth Grade | 3,503 | 7.4% |
| Ninth Grade | 4,879 | 10.4% |
| Tenth Grade | 4,205 | 8.9% |
| Eleventh Grade | 3,696 | 7.9% |
| Twelfth Grade | 3,619 | 7.7% |
| Metrics | # | % |
| Students | ||
| Number of Students | 154,262 | |
| Students by Race / Ethnicity | ||
| White | 21,225 | 13.8% |
| Black | 86,876 | 56.3% |
| Hispanic | 28,924 | 18.7% |
| Asian | 11,340 | 7.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 325 | 0.2% |
| Other | 5,572 | 3.6% |