National Charter School Research Project

State Comparison Data

Click on an indicator to view the data for each state. Data are from 2008-09 unless otherwise noted and blanks indicate that the state charter school office did not report for this item. Also see information by state.

1. Number of schools operating
2. Number of students
3. Average school size
4. Percentage of minority students
5. Percentage of free/reduced price lunch students
6. Percentage of special education students
7. Percentage of English language learner (ELL) students
8. Percentage Charter School Start-ups & Conversions
9. Charters opened
10. Charters closed
11. Percentage of schools managed by for-profit or non-profit management organizations.
12. Average Charter Age
13. Remaining Charters
14. Authorizers
15. Grade Configuration

The NCSRP State Data Resources include information on charter and traditional public schools in D.C. and the 40 states that allow charter schools.

In 2005 and 2006 we surveyed state charter school offices on a number of indicators pertaining to the growth and state of charter schools, including the number of schools and students, demographic information, and school types. Where applicable, we also requested the same information for traditional public schools.

For the fifth annual Hopes, Fears, and Reality we sought to update the data originally collected with the inaugural edition. The traditional public school data are from the National Center for Education Statistics; charter school data are from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. This data is for the 2008-09 school year. Where updated data was not available, we reverted to previously collected data.