Public School Choice & Charter Schools

Report Card Charts

Priority 16:

Number of Charter Schools in Operation, 1994 - 2002

Source: State Education Agencies; State legislatures; Center for Education reform (as a cross-reference). Limitations of data: Cross-referencing sources has helped validate figures received from various sources. The nature of state laws significantly influences the growth of charter schools; although 38 states have authorizing legislation, the majority of charter schools are located in seven states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, and Texas).

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Priority 17:

Percent Students in Grades K-12
in Public Schools Chosen by Students or Parents

Source: National Household Education Survey, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Limitations of data: Parent responses are subject to uncertainty over their knowledge of whether a school is a choice school.

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