This report provides the first comprehensive examination of charter
failure rates over time—beginning in 1999 and ending in 2017. By following
all charter schools, from the year they opened, we were able to determine
how long they lasted before closing down. We also determined how many
students have been displaced by failing charter schools and where those
closures are most likely to occur.
This digital version of the report contains an animated map that shows charter closures distributed across 44 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, between 1999–2017. The animated map is not available in the downloadable pdf, however you can download and print the report and the executive summary as pdfs by clicking the buttons below.