Charter Schools Hit Milestone Twenty Years in the Making
The number of charter schools in the United States has topped 6,000 for the first time since the first independently operated public campus launched 20 years ago.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools points out that the threshold was crossed thanks to the addition of 237 new campuses in five states: California (81); Florida (67); Texas (41); New York (25) and Michigan (23). In fact, those five states account for about 2,400 of all charter schools nationwide. As the chart below shows, charter school enrollment now tops 2.3 million students, also a record high, according to the national alliance.
“The growth of the public charter sector continues because parents are demanding quality options for their children,” said Nina Rees, the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. “Charter leaders are opening schools to respond to parents and to provide more students with a quality education that
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools points out that the threshold was crossed thanks to the addition of 237 new campuses in five states: California (81); Florida (67); Texas (41); New York (25) and Michigan (23). In fact, those five states account for about 2,400 of all charter schools nationwide. As the chart below shows, charter school enrollment now tops 2.3 million students, also a record high, according to the national alliance.
“The growth of the public charter sector continues because parents are demanding quality options for their children,” said Nina Rees, the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. “Charter leaders are opening schools to respond to parents and to provide more students with a quality education that