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Table 5.–Number of students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in the 100 cities with the largest student enrollment in the United States in 2009–10, by charter school status: 2001–02 through 2009–10

Number of students
City State Rank Charter school status 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
Houston Texas 1 Total 477,291 492,072 490,512 495,561 498,995 515,674 518,752 517,711 521,528 533,709
Charter schools 12,529 14,007 15,414 15,128 17,965 20,028 31,140 35,490 39,598 47,651
Non‑charter schools 464,762 478,065 475,098 480,433 481,030 495,646 487,612 482,221 481,930 486,058
Chicago Illinois 2 Total 433,559 435,750 436,377 431,938 424,509 419,336 412,305 406,253 420,286 405,214
Charter schools 6,733 7,603 6,303 10,493 12,274 15,416 19,420 22,761 28,973 33,711
Non‑charter schools 426,826 428,147 430,074 421,445 412,235 403,920 392,885 383,492 391,313 371,503
Los Angeles California 3 Total 374,672 382,507 389,853 390,117 386,815 376,509 362,654 353,040 350,040 339,975
Charter schools 18,977 21,400 22,929 11,391 15,114 17,920 22,627 27,930 35,424 38,713
Non‑charter schools 355,695 361,107 366,924 378,726 371,701 358,589 340,027 325,110 314,616 301,262
Brooklyn New York 4 Total 342,053 335,321 334,314 332,196 327,919 320,958 313,978 310,303 305,591 322,649
Charter schools † † 900 1,267 1,813 3,100 4,692 6,018 7,525 10,369
Non‑charter schools 342,053 335,321 333,414 330,929 326,106 317,858 309,286 304,285 298,066 312,280
San Antonio Texas 5 Total 244,042 250,973 257,902 261,981 266,490 276,038 283,059 290,526 296,366 304,234
Charter schools 2,932 4,047 5,477 6,370 8,013 8,548 18,705 20,119 20,211 21,228
Non‑charter schools 241,110 246,926 252,425 255,611 258,477 267,490 264,354 270,407 276,155 283,006
Phoenix Arizona 6 Total 214,087 225,197 228,966 232,907 238,035 244,838 244,485 248,525 243,419 242,215
Charter schools 14,551 19,925 16,872 25,282 25,961 26,086 27,051 29,688 31,375 35,316
Non‑charter schools 199,536 205,272 212,094 207,625 212,074 218,752 217,434 218,837 212,044 206,899
Miami Florida 7 Total 261,291 267,168 263,829 261,315 258,344 255,785 249,105 243,172 239,179 236,261
Charter schools 1,572 3,621 5,272 7,204 8,046 9,894 10,921 11,643 12,519 16,344
Non‑charter schools 259,719 263,547 258,557 254,111 250,298 245,891 238,184 231,529 226,660 219,917
Las Vegas Nevada 8 Total 167,445 175,808 180,692 191,596 ‡ 208,299 212,860 217,728 222,138 226,780
Charter schools 350 848 1,193 2,120 ‡ 2,398 2,794 2,736 4,234 6,301
Non‑charter schools 167,095 174,960 179,499 189,476 199,300 205,901 210,066 214,992 217,904 220,479
Bronx New York 9 Total 221,790 218,196 220,140 222,664 220,741 217,813 216,546 215,444 214,020 218,228
Charter schools † † 874 1,305 2,251 2,972 3,765 4,763 5,344 7,621
Non‑charter schools 221,790 218,196 219,266 221,359 218,490 214,841 212,781 210,681 208,676 210,607
Dallas Texas 10 Total 202,924 207,065 207,440 209,163 203,955 205,363 206,824 204,417 208,185 209,844
Charter schools 6,680 8,170 8,994 12,229 9,671 10,436 15,243 14,796 18,836 20,397
Non‑charter schools 196,244 198,895 198,446 196,934 194,284 194,927 191,581 189,621 189,349 189,447
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 11 Total 212,484 211,700 210,426 210,568 209,571 209,087 201,048 196,839 190,844 190,119
Charter schools 11,669 15,003 18,132 21,626 24,412 26,750 27,181 29,256 31,857 33,747
Non‑charter schools 200,815 196,697 192,294 188,942 185,159 182,337 173,867 167,583 158,987 156,372
San Diego California 12 Total 177,157 177,857 177,850 176,223 180,767 178,817 172,077 176,997 179,396 178,067
Charter schools 6,903 7,399 8,249 8,314 9,040 12,536 12,686 13,133 13,491 13,383
Non‑charter schools 170,254 170,458 169,601 167,909 171,727 166,281 159,391 163,864 165,905 164,684
El Paso Texas 13 Total 140,856 145,085 146,057 156,990 154,435 157,544 157,933 159,006 160,625 164,492
Charter schools 453 1,151 1,334 1,487 1,469 1,358 1,749 2,434 2,763 3,714
      Non‑charter schools 140,403 143,934 144,723 155,503 152,966 156,186 156,184 156,572 157,862 160,778
New York New York 14 Total 163,273 161,886 164,211 162,416 161,780 160,316 159,260 159,450 158,712 160,549
Charter schools † † 1,293 1,890 1,930 3,130 4,357 5,457 7,220 9,122
Non‑charter schools 163,273 161,886 162,918 160,526 159,850 157,186 154,903 153,993 151,492 151,427
San Jose California 15 Total 148,322 144,840 145,644 146,280 146,314 146,886 147,135 145,558 149,295 150,623
Charter schools 563 802 1,379 3,890 4,058 4,620 6,605 7,573 9,746 10,804
Non‑charter schools 147,759 144,038 144,265 142,390 142,256 142,266 140,530 137,985 139,549 139,819
Fort Worth Texas 16 Total 119,486 123,254 126,354 128,568 131,718 137,528 139,642 142,105 141,487 143,986
Charter schools 766 1,531 1,670 1,558 2,155 2,047 2,800 2,796 2,796 3,102
Non‑charter schools 118,720 121,723 124,684 127,010 129,563 135,481 136,842 139,309 138,691 140,884
Austin Texas 17 Total 116,946 117,934 119,737 121,986 124,282 127,361 130,585 130,779 136,797 141,663
Charter schools 1,460 1,952 2,708 2,956 3,358 3,952 4,200 4,953 4,517 5,513
Non‑charter schools 115,486 115,982 117,029 119,030 120,924 123,409 126,385 125,826 132,280 136,150
Minneapolis Minnesota 18 Total 144,834 144,440 142,927 142,110 140,267 140,204 139,740 138,668 137,267 140,740
Charter schools 1,893 2,179 3,315 4,306 5,820 7,293 8,693 10,435 10,954 13,983
Non‑charter schools 142,941 142,261 139,612 137,804 134,447 132,911 131,047 128,233 126,313 126,757
Indianapolis Indiana 19 Total 125,690 127,792 130,285 131,911 133,866 134,897 136,277 136,356 137,424 139,520
Charter schools † † 597 1,229 2,000 3,130 4,315 5,293 7,064 8,580
Non‑charter schools 125,690 127,792 129,688 130,682 131,866 131,767 131,962 131,063 130,360 130,940
Denver Colorado 20 Total 125,425 127,903 128,455 128,261 129,024 129,412 129,208 130,569 132,697 136,063
Charter schools 3,423 4,215 6,036 6,505 9,135 10,818 11,088 12,489 13,700 15,785
Non‑charter schools 122,002 123,688 122,419 121,756 119,889 118,594 118,120 118,080 118,997 120,278
Tucson Arizona 21 Total 123,543 127,790 116,463 132,284 134,614 135,861 137,154 133,331 133,491 131,981
Charter schools 4,612 7,721 7,284 11,508 13,431 14,682 15,844 14,091 15,074 16,063
Non‑charter schools 118,931 120,069 109,179 120,776 121,183 121,179 121,310 119,240 118,417 115,918
Orlando Florida 22 Total 112,725 118,765 119,238 126,896 135,264 138,465 141,147 144,837 127,929 127,545
Charter schools 661 1,010 1,338 1,720 1,861 1,946 1,839 1,704 1,771 2,686
Non‑charter schools 112,064 117,755 117,900 125,176 133,403 136,519 139,308 143,133 126,158 124,859
Saint Paul Minnesota 23 Total 128,286 127,157 127,674 125,552 124,652 124,841 124,645 123,994 122,217 123,626
Charter schools 4,261 4,690 4,740 5,268 5,783 6,116 6,933 8,068 8,153 9,617
Non‑charter schools 124,025 122,467 122,934 120,284 118,869 118,725 117,712 115,926 114,064 114,009
Milwaukee Wisconsin 24 Total 130,435 130,953 132,073 132,061 126,250 126,648 124,896 122,203 120,574 118,710
Charter schools 4,519 9,473 11,529 12,765 14,827 16,285 16,217 17,715 17,349 16,435
Non‑charter schools 125,916 121,480 120,544 119,296 111,423 110,363 108,679 104,488 103,225 102,275
Memphis Tennessee 25 Total 127,465 126,748 128,254 126,836 128,237 127,359 124,196 122,931 120,433 118,555
Charter schools † † † 153 569 1,039 1,949 2,300 2,518 2,993
      Non‑charter schools 127,465 126,748 128,254 126,683 127,668 126,320 122,247 120,631 117,915 115,562
Sacramento California 26 Total 121,373 123,931 124,743 125,135 124,343 123,222 119,272 114,087 117,771 117,510
Charter schools 2,054 2,203 2,187 5,517 7,460 7,878 8,143 8,076 9,382 9,645
Non‑charter schools 119,319 121,728 122,556 119,618 116,883 115,344 111,129 106,011 108,389 107,865
Saint Louis Missouri 27 Total 131,445 127,561 129,196 124,926 121,697 122,679 121,140 116,780 119,248 117,216
Charter schools 1,399 1,914 3,049 3,635 † 4,514 † 7,736 9,238 9,581
Non‑charter schools 130,046 125,647 126,147 121,291 121,697 118,165 121,140 109,044 110,010 107,635
Detroit Michigan 28 Total 172,076 176,379 183,550 165,657 157,281 150,881 138,730 127,147 117,831 115,191
Charter schools 16,399 18,963 20,278 20,643 22,557 25,259 26,654 27,223 28,371 30,084
Non‑charter schools 155,677 157,416 163,272 145,014 134,724 125,622 112,076 99,924 89,460 85,107
Jacksonville Florida 29 Total 116,706 117,868 118,223 119,117 118,839 116,906 117,439 117,819 115,413 114,824
Charter schools 1,741 1,434 1,506 1,517 1,231 1,037 1,055 1,126 1,172 1,931
Non‑charter schools 114,965 116,434 116,717 117,600 117,608 115,869 116,384 116,693 114,241 112,893
Atlanta Georgia 30 Total 117,776 115,099 112,163 109,401 108,981 111,367 111,356 111,693 114,250 114,306
Charter schools 1,873 3,234 3,982 5,292 6,339 8,832 9,500 11,208 11,969 11,850
Non‑charter schools 115,903 111,865 108,181 104,109 102,642 102,535 101,856 100,485 102,281 102,456
Charlotte North Carolina 31 Total 87,998 91,527 92,614 94,889 98,065 101,709 105,940 109,785 112,912 114,297
Charter schools 792 1,061 1,516 1,592 1,720 1,889 2,179 2,712 3,064 3,640
Non‑charter schools 87,206 90,466 91,098 93,297 96,345 99,820 103,761 107,073 109,848 110,657
Fresno California 32 Total 110,187 113,727 113,617 114,131 113,876 113,475 112,985 110,406 113,154 112,241
Charter schools 2,746 5,070 3,303 3,723 3,946 4,682 5,322 4,958 5,841 5,093
Non‑charter schools 107,441 108,657 110,314 110,408 109,930 108,793 107,663 105,448 107,313 107,148
Bakersfield California 33 Total 91,317 93,771 96,496 99,805 103,722 106,712 109,287 110,111 111,790 111,992
Charter schools 929 1,181 788 864 1,077 1,040 1,134 1,262 1,365 1,504
Non‑charter schools 90,388 92,590 95,708 98,941 102,645 105,672 108,153 108,849 110,425 110,488
Columbus Ohio 34 Total 114,652 110,487 112,571 113,853 112,283 112,780 112,352 111,717 111,653 111,985
Charter schools 1,191 4,447 7,090 10,175 11,733 14,303 17,489 18,305 20,261 21,714
Non‑charter schools 113,461 106,040 105,481 103,678 100,550 98,477 94,863 93,412 91,392 90,271
Cleveland Ohio 35 Total 130,597 129,564 129,606 129,114 125,901 121,017 118,407 115,922 112,817 111,699
Charter schools 2,394 4,066 5,318 7,008 9,551 10,687 11,900 13,079 13,450 13,608
Non‑charter schools 128,203 125,498 124,288 122,106 116,350 110,330 106,507 102,843 99,367 98,091
Fort Lauderdale Florida 36 Total 114,130 118,426 120,475 121,685 120,576 119,406 115,105 112,543 110,361 108,849
Charter schools 1,679 2,972 3,620 4,147 4,730 4,963 5,329 5,434 5,536 6,403
Non‑charter schools 112,451 115,454 116,855 117,538 115,846 114,443 109,776 107,109 104,825 102,446
Tampa Florida 37 Total 100,316 103,136 107,176 108,829 113,390 115,238 112,868 110,586 109,459 108,017
Charter schools 1,373 2,153 2,201 2,509 2,597 2,819 2,662 2,662 2,723 2,442
      Non‑charter schools 98,943 100,983 104,975 106,320 110,793 112,419 110,206 107,924 106,736 105,575
Cincinnati Ohio 38 Total 118,934 118,645 117,004 115,611 114,833 113,102 112,778 112,425 111,412 107,915
Charter schools 3,317 4,975 5,213 5,668 7,087 7,993 8,431 8,685 8,644 9,113
Non‑charter schools 115,617 113,670 111,791 109,943 107,746 105,109 104,347 103,740 102,768 98,802
Salt Lake City Utah 39 Total 102,915 103,009 100,882 100,568 98,100 97,133 98,426 108,305 102,697 106,501
Charter schools 136 180 204 639 1,143 1,279 2,743 3,186 4,721 6,513
Non‑charter schools 102,779 102,829 100,678 99,929 96,957 95,854 95,683 105,119 97,976 99,988
Oklahoma City Oklahoma 40 Total 93,342 94,208 94,785 94,943 95,329 95,828 96,666 97,168 96,831 100,679
Charter schools 928 1,538 1,992 2,671 2,848 3,242 3,779 4,479 4,548 5,096
Non‑charter schools 92,414 92,670 92,793 92,272 92,481 92,586 92,887 92,689 92,283 95,583
Portland Oregon 41 Total 103,363 105,677 103,727 98,091 99,727 98,342 100,880 101,244 100,048 98,721
Charter schools 149 197 408 639 1,097 1,517 2,261 2,616 2,425 2,494
Non‑charter schools 103,214 105,480 103,319 97,452 98,630 96,825 98,619 98,628 97,623 96,227
Albuquerque New Mexico 42 Total 84,214 86,083 86,884 89,112 91,170 92,675 92,559 92,106 94,682 97,187
Charter schools 197 1,185 2,380 3,830 5,275 5,434 6,162 6,482 7,652 8,677
Non‑charter schools 84,017 84,898 84,504 85,282 85,895 87,241 86,397 85,624 87,030 88,510
Louisville Kentucky 43 Total 93,814 88,887 90,727 91,200 91,342 91,416 92,065 95,282 98,077 96,999
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
Non‑charter schools 93,814 88,887 90,727 91,200 91,342 91,416 92,065 95,282 98,077 96,999
Colorado Springs Colorado 44 Total 78,206 79,425 80,026 80,943 82,150 83,768 84,906 85,832 86,806 89,889
Charter schools 3,343 3,846 4,437 4,903 5,399 6,783 8,162 9,148 10,063 11,014
Non‑charter schools 74,863 75,579 75,589 76,040 76,751 76,985 76,744 76,684 76,743 78,875
Mesa Arizona 45 Total 77,612 81,771 88,018 98,917 101,791 106,928 90,092 89,393 86,846 85,587
Charter schools 3,853 5,992 5,283 7,795 8,213 9,235 8,686 9,681 9,782 11,095
Non‑charter schools 73,759 75,779 82,735 91,122 93,578 97,693 81,406 79,712 77,064 74,492
Baltimore Maryland 46 Total 98,437 96,304 94,908 92,469 89,309 86,795 84,397 81,245 81,993 82,668
Charter schools † † † † † 2,925 3,946 5,387 7,036 8,866
Non‑charter schools 98,437 96,304 94,908 92,469 89,309 83,870 80,451 75,858 74,957 73,802
Riverside California 47 Total 74,628 76,617 79,506 81,457 81,855 81,935 81,346 82,126 83,060 82,039
Charter schools † † † † 296 366 403 178 210 198
Non‑charter schools 74,628 76,617 79,506 81,457 81,559 81,569 80,943 81,948 82,850 81,841
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 48 Total 95,464 94,666 92,152 91,308 89,860 88,225 86,156 81,475 82,026 81,486
Charter schools 775 1,252 1,192 1,523 1,899 2,577 2,738 1,821 2,244 2,456
Non‑charter schools 94,689 93,414 90,960 89,785 87,961 85,648 83,418 79,654 79,782 79,030
Omaha Nebraska 49 Total — 72,445 73,135 74,181 75,405 75,769 77,081 79,009 79,210 80,485
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
      Non‑charter schools — 72,445 73,135 74,181 75,405 75,769 77,081 79,009 79,210 80,485
Seattle Washington 50 Total 81,489 80,994 81,291 81,140 79,784 79,349 78,684 77,983 78,654 79,490
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
Non‑charter schools 81,489 80,994 81,291 81,140 79,784 79,349 78,684 77,983 78,654 79,490
Buffalo New York 51 Total 86,236 85,426 85,922 84,847 83,091 82,610 82,806 81,158 79,549 79,105
Charter schools † † 1,983 3,549 5,142 6,195 6,293 6,853 6,946 7,339
Non‑charter schools 86,236 85,426 83,939 81,298 77,949 76,415 76,513 74,305 72,603 71,766
Kansas City Missouri 52 Total 78,902 80,552 80,700 80,857 76,920 77,236 75,985 76,348 76,226 76,654
Charter schools 5,662 5,780 6,694 6,669 † 6,458 6,116 7,141 7,927 8,834
Non‑charter schools 73,240 74,772 74,006 74,188 76,920 70,778 69,869 69,207 68,299 67,820
Long Beach California 53 Total 83,208 85,714 86,604 87,233 86,287 82,703 80,690 76,089 75,624 74,530
Charter schools 632 664 515 496 957 967 995 1,182 1,444 1,347
Non‑charter schools 82,576 85,050 86,089 86,737 85,330 81,736 79,695 74,907 74,180 73,183
Arlington Texas 54 Total 64,641 67,253 67,932 69,163 70,818 73,187 74,101 74,020 74,322 73,990
Charter schools 280 544 707 754 853 831 1,086 863 1,394 1,571
Non‑charter schools 64,361 66,709 67,225 68,409 69,965 72,356 73,015 73,157 72,928 72,419
Aurora Colorado 55 Total 60,895 63,874 65,745 66,798 67,600 68,688 69,370 69,602 71,771 73,547
Charter schools 516 557 572 600 755 842 990 1,214 1,773 2,050
Non‑charter schools 60,379 63,317 65,173 66,198 66,845 67,846 68,380 68,388 69,998 71,497
Stockton California 56 Total 62,973 65,355 66,503 68,070 71,227 73,544 71,266 73,200 72,020 71,582
Charter schools † 350 1,432 1,971 2,312 2,352 2,653 2,842 3,442 3,909
Non‑charter schools 62,973 65,005 65,071 66,099 68,915 71,192 68,613 70,358 68,578 67,673
Birmingham Alabama 57 Total 75,971 75,746 75,425 75,024 74,230 74,111 73,415 74,088 71,298 71,317
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
Non‑charter schools 75,971 75,746 75,425 75,024 74,230 74,111 73,415 74,088 71,298 71,317
Spring Texas 58 Total 45,480 48,619 50,177 51,005 52,761 54,263 58,617 62,591 67,513 70,467
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
Non‑charter schools 45,480 48,619 50,177 51,005 52,761 54,263 58,617 62,591 67,513 70,467
Washington District of Columbia 59 Total — 75,274 76,014 77,893 76,518 76,727 72,674 78,108 68,610 69,219
Charter schools — 6,943 8,644 12,958 14,063 17,260 15,194 20,231 24,279 25,813
Non‑charter schools 68,773 68,331 67,370 64,935 62,455 59,467 57,480 57,877 44,331 43,406
Virginia Beach Virginia 60 Total 76,586 75,970 75,902 74,375 73,492 72,287 70,558 70,493 69,542 69,209
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
Non‑charter schools 76,586 75,970 75,902 74,375 73,492 72,287 70,558 70,493 69,542 69,209
Santa Ana California 61 Total 71,555 73,065 79,852 79,649 73,409 70,652 73,212 67,356 68,457 68,242
Charter schools 806 1,006 2,637 2,979 1,726 2,736 2,405 2,400 2,802 2,923
      Non‑charter schools 70,749 72,059 77,215 76,670 71,683 67,916 70,807 64,956 65,655 65,319
Dayton Ohio 62 Total 65,069 63,792 64,070 63,912 64,070 65,665 66,513 66,485 67,547 67,671
Charter schools 1,184 1,160 2,084 2,701 3,606 5,360 5,332 6,033 5,658 6,574
Non‑charter schools 63,885 62,632 61,986 61,211 60,464 60,305 61,181 60,452 61,889 61,097
Pompano Beach Florida 63 Total 64,329 67,250 67,768 69,771 70,667 71,007 67,818 67,088 66,590 66,876
Charter schools 2,074 2,906 3,119 3,192 3,067 3,751 3,664 3,585 4,263 4,756
Non‑charter schools 62,255 64,344 64,649 66,579 67,600 67,256 64,154 63,503 62,327 62,120
Raleigh North Carolina 64 Total 53,570 52,907 55,953 57,879 58,260 60,168 63,322 65,194 65,610 66,876
Charter schools 1,283 1,644 1,881 2,153 2,457 2,670 2,561 2,701 2,929 3,199
Non‑charter schools 52,287 51,263 54,072 55,726 55,803 57,498 60,761 62,493 62,681 63,677
Laredo Texas 65 Total 50,376 53,062 55,422 57,421 59,053 60,967 63,148 64,576 65,987 66,846
Charter schools 273 310 418 313 273 316 456 620 1,246 1,635
Non‑charter schools 50,103 52,752 55,004 57,108 58,780 60,651 62,692 63,956 64,741 65,211
Staten Island New York 66 Total 58,798 57,831 59,408 59,628 59,054 58,771 58,685 59,272 59,751 64,733
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † 79
Non‑charter schools 58,798 57,831 59,408 59,628 59,054 58,771 58,685 59,272 59,751 64,654
Anaheim California 67 Total 66,452 67,566 68,069 68,776 67,735 67,470 66,088 63,169 65,656 64,565
Charter schools † † † 1,071 1,061 1,055 1,146 1,211 1,118 1,163
Non‑charter schools 66,452 67,566 68,069 67,705 66,674 66,415 64,942 61,958 64,538 63,402
Katy Texas 68 Total 32,093 34,430 36,010 38,542 42,784 46,737 51,569 55,452 61,247 64,460
Charter schools 167 192 344 532 579 530 764 777 850 930
Non‑charter schools 31,926 34,238 35,666 38,010 42,205 46,207 50,805 54,675 60,397 63,530
Rochester New York 69 Total 69,225 69,026 69,853 68,923 67,857 66,691 65,832 65,093 64,177 63,830
Charter schools † † 1,715 2,008 2,204 716 847 985 871 1,405
Non‑charter schools 69,225 69,026 68,138 66,915 65,653 65,975 64,985 64,108 63,306 62,425
Hollywood Florida 70 Total 50,512 52,022 60,665 60,220 61,816 61,576 60,929 60,523 61,070 61,894
Charter schools 1,937 2,493 4,706 5,666 6,430 6,967 7,645 8,713 9,613 10,441
Non‑charter schools 48,575 49,529 55,959 54,554 55,386 54,609 53,284 51,810 51,457 51,453
Glendale Arizona 71 Total 52,202 55,730 57,386 59,106 61,260 65,897 62,832 62,619 61,846 60,636
Charter schools 1,711 2,172 1,846 2,605 2,683 2,713 2,713 2,708 3,194 3,295
Non‑charter schools 50,491 53,558 55,540 56,501 58,577 63,184 60,119 59,911 58,652 57,341
Tulsa Oklahoma 72 Total 52,863 52,458 53,205 52,532 52,033 51,920 58,605 54,830 56,964 56,911
Charter schools 336 595 720 820 861 839 870 883 870 1,219
Non‑charter schools 52,527 51,863 52,485 51,712 51,172 51,081 57,735 53,947 56,094 55,692
San Francisco California 73 Total 61,766 60,894 59,858 59,414 58,735 57,703 57,347 53,443 56,472 56,439
Charter schools 1,346 1,436 1,561 1,843 1,782 2,054 3,513 2,792 3,354 3,022
      Non‑charter schools 60,420 59,458 58,297 57,571 56,953 55,649 53,834 50,651 53,118 53,417
Corpus Christi Texas 74 Total 54,085 54,506 54,305 54,362 54,314 54,670 54,602 54,658 54,704 54,865
Charter schools 563 589 647 729 705 728 1,034 1,222 1,481 1,985
Non‑charter schools 53,522 53,917 53,658 53,633 53,609 53,942 53,568 53,436 53,223 52,880
Nashville Tennessee 75 Total 49,970 48,917 49,302 49,846 54,986 53,868 53,737 54,425 54,443 54,663
Charter schools † † † 149 162 268 313 442 568 1,008
Non‑charter schools 49,970 48,917 49,302 49,697 54,824 53,600 53,424 53,983 53,875 53,655
Littleton Colorado 76 Total 50,840 52,053 52,407 52,972 53,172 55,364 58,140 57,879 57,646 54,591
Charter schools 2,118 2,188 2,236 2,315 2,398 3,973 6,281 5,731 5,552 2,481
Non‑charter schools 48,722 49,865 50,171 50,657 50,774 51,391 51,859 52,148 52,094 52,110
Hialeah Florida 77 Total 51,616 52,506 53,054 53,732 53,901 53,493 52,693 53,301 53,687 54,469
Charter schools 1,630 1,250 1,603 2,773 3,385 3,645 4,411 4,829 5,446 6,723
Non‑charter schools 49,986 51,256 51,451 50,959 50,516 49,848 48,282 48,472 48,241 47,746
Plano Texas 78 Total 43,527 44,659 46,621 48,271 48,899 49,951 50,629 53,088 52,134 52,900
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
Non‑charter schools 43,527 44,659 46,621 48,271 48,899 49,951 50,629 53,088 52,134 52,900
Brownsville Texas 79 Total 40,980 42,702 44,611 46,129 47,056 48,472 50,950 54,560 52,207 52,547
Charter schools 114 144 271 206 238 235 1,753 2,406 2,462 2,168
Non‑charter schools 40,866 42,558 44,340 45,923 46,818 48,237 49,197 52,154 49,745 50,379
Wichita Kansas 80 Total 50,916 51,926 51,882 52,795 52,650 52,010 50,678 50,687 51,606 52,284
Charter schools † † 9 13 14 † † † † †
Non‑charter schools 50,916 51,926 51,873 52,782 52,636 52,010 50,678 50,687 51,606 52,284
Grand Rapids Michigan 81 Total 58,417 56,307 58,222 59,323 56,522 53,731 54,899 52,045 51,566 52,176
Charter schools 3,617 3,848 4,058 4,092 4,333 4,492 4,505 4,658 4,920 5,260
Non‑charter schools 54,800 52,459 54,164 55,231 52,189 49,239 50,394 47,387 46,646 46,916
Chula Vista California 82 Total 38,746 40,933 42,942 44,718 47,072 47,847 48,861 48,742 50,493 52,062
Charter schools 3,828 3,940 5,356 5,562 5,575 4,905 5,018 5,076 5,419 5,222
Non‑charter schools 34,918 36,993 37,586 39,156 41,497 42,942 43,843 43,666 45,074 46,840
Marietta Georgia 83 Total 51,598 51,082 51,580 51,561 51,599 52,480 51,916 52,708 51,602 51,932
Charter schools 5,354 5,416 5,330 5,358 5,464 5,464 4,095 5,475 4,903 4,710
Non‑charter schools 46,244 45,666 46,250 46,203 46,135 47,016 47,821 47,233 46,699 47,222
Columbia South Carolina 84 Total 45,164 44,000 46,459 46,559 46,947 43,909 43,902 44,438 46,605 49,748
Charter schools † † † † 193 184 276 328 2,549 6,154
Non‑charter schools 45,164 44,000 46,459 46,559 46,754 43,725 43,626 44,110 44,056 43,594
Vancouver Washington 85 Total 43,542 44,445 45,172 47,946 49,970 50,413 49,797 49,706 49,939 49,594
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
      Non‑charter schools 43,542 44,445 45,172 47,946 49,970 50,413 49,797 49,706 49,939 49,594
San Bernardino California 86 Total 48,204 50,714 52,151 54,016 54,996 54,900 53,938 51,720 50,190 49,415
Charter schools † 104 124 158 581 652 768 1,151 1,602 1,612
Non‑charter schools 48,204 50,610 52,027 53,858 54,415 54,248 53,170 50,569 48,588 47,803
West Palm Beach Florida 87 Total 46,944 47,462 48,758 50,207 52,542 51,313 50,195 49,616 49,994 49,120
Charter schools 486 486 1,245 2,335 2,445 2,710 2,593 2,408 2,552 2,775
Non‑charter schools 46,458 46,976 47,513 47,872 50,097 48,603 47,602 47,208 47,442 46,345
Modesto California 88 Total 47,439 49,015 49,684 50,792 51,435 50,714 48,965 46,963 49,215 48,891
Charter schools 469 862 998 1,113 1,218 768 1,166 1,293 1,701 1,729
Non‑charter schools 46,970 48,153 48,686 49,679 50,217 49,946 47,799 45,670 47,514 47,162
Baton Rouge Louisiana 89 Total 48,115 46,595 46,799 46,413 45,875 49,533 48,769 48,023 48,639 48,708
Charter schools 389 459 543 533 599 576 451 517 1,875 3,263
Non‑charter schools 47,726 46,136 46,256 45,880 45,276 48,957 48,318 47,506 46,764 45,445
Spokane Washington 90 Total 49,809 49,566 49,653 49,703 49,453 49,766 48,995 48,878 49,289 48,175
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
Non‑charter schools 49,809 49,566 49,653 49,703 49,453 49,766 48,995 48,878 49,289 48,175
Knoxville Tennessee 91 Total 44,109 43,955 45,236 44,775 46,129 46,305 50,796 46,316 47,003 48,144
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
Non‑charter schools 44,109 43,955 45,236 44,775 46,129 46,305 50,796 46,316 47,003 48,144
Tacoma Washington 92 Total 52,236 52,828 52,433 52,659 50,830 50,708 49,260 49,127 49,074 48,028
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
Non‑charter schools 52,236 52,828 52,433 52,659 50,830 50,708 49,260 49,127 49,074 48,028
Richmond Virginia 93 Total 50,664 50,905 50,502 50,057 50,539 50,190 49,317 48,245 47,639 47,861
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
Non‑charter schools 50,664 50,905 50,502 50,057 50,539 50,190 49,317 48,245 47,639 47,861
Fort Wayne Indiana 94 Total 43,992 44,506 45,229 ‡ 45,290 45,502 46,052 46,372 46,912 47,767
Charter schools † † 174 ‡ 277 226 224 663 1,282 1,453
Non‑charter schools 43,992 44,506 45,055 45,246 45,013 45,276 45,828 45,709 45,630 46,314
Oakland California 95 Total 55,651 54,771 54,719 52,845 50,494 49,558 48,032 43,174 46,883 46,444
Charter schools 827 1,395 3,252 4,353 5,168 6,231 6,692 6,032 6,749 6,515
Non‑charter schools 54,824 53,376 51,467 48,492 45,326 43,327 41,340 37,142 40,134 39,929
Fontana California 96 Total 39,269 41,248 44,000 45,552 46,277 46,904 45,998 46,632 46,498 46,428
Charter schools † † † † † † † † † †
Non‑charter schools 39,269 41,248 44,000 45,552 46,277 46,904 45,998 46,632 46,498 46,428
Newark New Jersey 97 Total 44,901 45,515 45,978 46,722 46,290 46,377 46,234 45,992 45,993 46,227
Charter schools 1,352 1,874 2,198 2,493 2,831 3,134 3,538 4,037 4,544 5,391
      Non‑charter schools 43,549 43,641 43,780 44,229 43,459 43,243 42,696 41,955 41,449 40,836
Greensboro North Carolina 98 Total 37,715 38,683 39,394 39,805 40,813 41,368 42,593 44,988 45,064 45,699
Charter schools 680 1,153 1,201 1,084 1,145 1,086 957 992 1,384 1,375
Non‑charter schools 37,035 37,530 38,193 38,721 39,668 40,282 41,636 43,996 43,680 44,324
Moreno Valley California 99 Total 39,443 40,251 41,901 42,076 43,767 45,349 46,171 45,092 44,401 45,184
Charter schools 58 60 76 242 85 113 109 106 97 101
Non‑charter schools 39,385 40,191 41,825 41,834 43,682 45,236 46,062 44,986 44,304 45,083
Corona California 100 Total 398 1,110 5,650 11,573 26,306 39,684 17,539 43,164 45,483 45,146
Charter schools 223 † † † † † † † † †
      Non‑charter schools 175 1,110 5,650 11,573 26,306 39,684 17,539 43,164 45,483 45,146
— Not available.
† Not applicable. Zero charter schools were reported in the city, state does not have charter school legislation, or charter school enrollment reported as not applicable by state.
‡ Reporting standards not met. Data missing for more than 20 percent of schools.
NOTE: Schools with missing charter identification information were assumed to be non-charters for the purpose of this analysis. Data include all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Bureau of Indian Education.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2000–01, Version 1a; 2001–02, Version 1a; 2002–03, Version 1a; 2003–04, Version 1a; 2004–05, Version 1a; 2005–06, Version 1a; 2006–07, Version 1c; 2007–08, Version 1b; 2008–09, Version 1b; 2009–10, Version 1a.

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