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Table 3.–Number of students receiving educational services, by state and district charter status: School years 2005–06 through 2009–10

Number of students
State and district charter status 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
All districts 48,978,555 49,140,702 49,183,404 49,176,431 49,249,956
Non-charter districts 38,329,987 37,387,950 36,919,228 36,821,628 36,417,104
Charter districts 551,408 618,331 698,567 787,050 876,916
Combined districts 10,097,160 11,134,421 11,565,609 11,567,753 11,955,936
           
Alabama
All districts 743,626 743,632 744,516 745,668 748,889
Non-charter districts 743,626 743,632 744,516 745,668 748,889
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Alaska
All districts 133,288 132,608 131,029 130,662 131,661
Non-charter districts 28,198 27,670 27,589 29,656 29,302
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts 105,090 104,938 103,440 101,006 102,359
           
Arizona
All districts 1,094,454 1,065,082 1,087,447 1,087,631 1,077,831
Non-charter districts 986,154 951,886 966,919 965,510 941,086
Charter districts 89,353 93,210 98,897 104,677 113,500
Combined districts 18,947 19,986 21,631 17,444 23,245
           
Arkansas
All districts 474,206 476,409 479,016 478,965 480,559
Non-charter districts 412,291 413,112 411,207 413,337 409,401
Charter districts 1,381 1,665 2,682 4,325 5,440
Combined districts 60,534 61,632 65,127 61,303 65,718
           
California
All districts 6,312,103 6,287,004 6,275,445 6,252,031 6,191,525
Non-charter districts 3,134,303 2,936,043 2,884,465 2,882,209 2,731,285
Charter districts 6,306 7,002 8,654 11,171 13,120
Combined districts 3,171,494 3,343,959 3,382,326 3,358,651 3,447,120
           
Colorado
All districts 779,826 793,569 801,867 818,443 832,368
Non-charter districts 119,497 105,112 104,102 110,321 110,131
Charter districts 377 2,735 4,421 5,728 6,581
Combined districts 659,952 685,722 693,344 702,394 715,656
           
Connecticut
All districts 575,058 574,909 570,626 567,198 563,982
Non-charter districts 572,131 571,331 566,606 562,502 558,768
Charter districts 2,927 3,578 4,020 4,696 5,214
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Delaware
All districts 120,937 122,254 122,574 125,430 126,801
Non-charter districts 114,371 114,678 114,062 116,804 117,628
Charter districts 6,566 7,576 8,512 8,626 9,173
Combined districts † † † † †
           
District of Columbia
All districts 76,876 72,750 78,422 68,681 69,433
Non-charter districts 59,616 57,559 58,191 44,402 0
Charter districts 17,260 11,761 20,231 24,279 25,567
Combined districts † 3,430 † † 43,866
           
Florida
All districts 2,675,024 2,671,513 2,666,811 2,631,020 2,634,522
Non-charter districts 193,732 200,685 165,500 165,020 146,341
Charter districts 2,206 † † 2,248 †
Combined districts 2,479,086 2,470,828 2,501,311 2,463,752 2,488,181
           
Georgia
All districts 1,598,461 1,629,157 1,649,589 1,655,792 1,667,685
Non-charter districts 1,063,416 1,029,946 853,210 919,018 877,442
Charter districts 628 591 3,162 5,770 5,656
Combined districts 534,417 598,620 793,217 731,004 784,587
           
Hawaii
All districts 182,818 180,728 179,897 179,478 180,196
Non-charter districts † † † † †
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts 182,818 180,728 179,897 179,478 180,196
           
Idaho
All districts 261,982 267,600 272,119 275,154 276,299
Non-charter districts 131,967 133,180 143,063 145,321 144,592
Charter districts 3,593 4,598 6,214 7,124 9,510
Combined districts 126,422 129,822 122,842 122,709 122,197
           
Illinois
All districts 2,111,706 2,118,276 2,112,805 2,119,707 2,104,175
Non-charter districts 1,650,405 1,665,530 1,646,349 1,627,003 1,595,653
Charter districts 339 346 360 361 362
Combined districts 460,962 452,400 466,096 492,343 508,160
           
Indiana
All districts 1,035,074 1,045,940 1,046,766 1,046,147 1,046,661
Non-charter districts 1,014,906 1,036,912 1,035,646 1,029,705 1,028,173
Charter districts 6,705 9,028 11,120 16,442 18,488
Combined districts 13,463
           
Iowa
All districts 483,482 483,122 485,114 487,559 491,255
Non-charter districts 462,431 450,827 451,057 452,992 456,265
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts 21,051 32,295 34,057 34,567 34,990
           
Kansas
All districts 467,916 469,506 468,295 471,060 474,489
Non-charter districts 407,992 406,212 400,907 387,676 386,211
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts 59,924 63,294 67,388 83,384 88,278
           
Kentucky
All districts 679,689 646,634 666,225 670,030 680,088
Non-charter districts 679,689 646,634 666,225 670,030 680,088
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Louisiana
All districts 654,526 675,851 681,038 684,873 690,915
Non-charter districts 516,802 527,092 533,260 533,679 534,693
Charter districts 3,110 10,479 13,122 17,677 22,869
Combined districts 134,614 138,280 134,656 133,517 133,353
           
Maine
All districts 195,498 193,986 196,105 192,563 188,936
Non-charter districts 195,498 193,986 196,105 192,563 188,936
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Maryland
All districts 860,021 851,640 845,700 843,781 848,412
Non-charter districts 659,141 483,253 464,715 361,273 364,426
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts 200,880 368,387 380,985 482,508 483,986
           
Massachusetts
All districts 971,909 968,661 962,958 958,910 957,053
Non-charter districts 949,951 945,161 937,922 932,526 929,660
Charter districts 21,958 23,500 25,036 26,384 27,393
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Michigan
All districts 1,742,025 1,714,709 1,692,716 1,659,921 1,636,061
Non-charter districts 1,650,370 1,616,120 1,592,112 1,555,707 1,523,872
Charter districts 91,655 98,589 100,604 104,214 112,189
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Minnesota
All districts 839,242 840,565 837,578 836,048 837,053
Non-charter districts 818,639 816,864 809,617 804,494 801,763
Charter districts 20,603 23,701 27,961 31,554 35,290
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Mississippi
All districts 494,954 495,026 494,122 491,962 492,481
Non-charter districts 491,297 491,430 490,596 488,439 488,942
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts 3,657 3,596 3,526 3,523 3,539
           
Missouri
All districts 917,905 920,353 917,188 917,871 917,849
Non-charter districts 917,905 914,237 902,311 900,706 899,434
Charter districts † 6,116 14,877 17,165 18,415
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Montana
All districts 145,416 144,418 142,823 141,899 141,807
Non-charter districts 145,416 144,418 142,823 141,899 141,807
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Nebraska
All districts 286,646 287,580 291,244 292,590 295,368
Non-charter districts 286,646 287,580 291,244 292,590 295,368
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Nevada
All districts 413,253 423,184 429,362 433,371 428,947
Non-charter districts 33,742 39,123 39,139 38,174 37,610
Charter districts 506 402 † 2,386 †
Combined districts 379,005 383,659 390,223 392,811 391,337
           
New Hampshire
All districts 205,767 203,551 200,772 197,934 197,140
Non-charter districts 199,624 203,227 200,294 197,934 197,131
Charter districts 131 324 478 0 9
Combined districts 6,012 † † † †
           
New Jersey
All districts 1,395,052 1,388,548 1,380,169 1,381,420 1,392,992
Non-charter districts 1,380,119 1,372,748 1,362,671 1,362,147 1,360,918
Charter districts 14,933 15,800 17,498 19,273 21,733
Combined districts † † † † 10,341
           
New Mexico
All districts 326,761 328,220 329,459 330,245 334,419
Non-charter districts 127,427 129,689 129,837 138,300 125,463
Charter districts † † † 1,106 2,586
Combined districts 199,334 198,531 199,622 190,839 206,370
           
New York
All districts 2,816,167 2,809,649 2,765,435 2,740,805 2,766,052
Non-charter districts 2,794,628 2,783,376 2,734,472 2,705,982 2,722,089
Charter districts 21,539 26,273 30,963 34,823 43,963
Combined districts † † † † †
           
North Carolina
All districts 1,416,576 1,444,481 1,458,035 1,488,645 1,483,396
Non-charter districts 1,389,135 1,416,028 1,425,428 1,452,139 1,444,409
Charter districts 27,441 28,453 32,607 36,506 38,987
Combined districts † † † † †
           
North Dakota
All districts 98,283 96,670 95,052 94,728 95,073
Non-charter districts 98,283 96,670 95,052 94,728 95,073
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Ohio
All districts 1,839,683 1,836,096 1,827,184 1,817,163 1,764,297
Non-charter districts 1,765,837 1,760,407 1,745,556 1,730,339 1,673,308
Charter districts 68,573 75,689 81,628 86,824 90,989
Combined districts 5,273 † † † †
           
Oklahoma
All districts 634,784 639,391 642,065 645,108 654,802
Non-charter districts 552,894 557,175 559,809 562,618 569,885
Charter districts † † † 206 875
Combined districts 81,890 82,216 82,256 82,284 84,042
           
Oregon
All districts 536,944 562,574 565,586 563,295 561,470
Non-charter districts 291,174 262,416 222,841 219,868 210,839
Charter districts 242 245 381 481 1,290
Combined districts 245,528 299,913 342,364 342,946 349,341
           
Pennsylvania
All districts 1,830,684 1,871,060 1,794,629 1,769,789 1,773,141
Non-charter districts 1,775,054 1,811,067 1,727,354 1,696,738 1,693,974
Charter districts 55,630 59,993 67,275 73,051 79,167
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Rhode Island
All districts 153,417 151,612 147,629 145,342 145,118
Non-charter districts 115,245 113,693 110,679 108,901 108,166
Charter districts 1,625 1,769 1,933 2,047 2,331
Combined districts 36,547 36,150 35,017 34,394 34,621
           
South Carolina
All districts 701,544 703,119 712,319 718,113 723,143
Non-charter districts 435,853 431,786 437,533 438,873 419,494
Charter districts † † † 2,446 6,245
Combined districts 265,691 271,333 274,786 276,794 297,404
           
South Dakota
All districts 122,008 121,158 121,606 126,624 123,712
Non-charter districts 122,008 121,158 121,606 126,624 123,712
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Tennessee
All districts 953,796 978,368 964,259 971,950 972,549
Non-charter districts 760,808 787,288 775,202 777,727 738,500
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts 192,988 191,080 189,057 194,223 234,049
           
Texas
All districts 4,525,394 4,599,509 4,674,832 4,752,148 4,850,210
Non-charter districts 4,454,490 3,986,774 3,966,253 4,022,495 4,094,109
Charter districts 69,880 81,107 90,485 102,903 119,642
Combined districts 1,024 531,628 618,094 626,750 636,459
           
Utah
All districts 508,248 523,586 576,244 559,778 582,793
Non-charter districts 496,809 480,430 556,559 532,661 548,825
Charter districts 11,439 18,842 19,685 27,117 33,968
Combined districts † 24,314 † † †
           
Vermont
All districts 96,643 95,399 94,038 92,446 92,411
Non-charter districts 96,643 95,399 94,038 92,446 92,411
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Virginia
All districts 1,214,411 1,220,440 1,230,857 1,235,795 1,245,340
Non-charter districts 1,166,013 1,172,770 1,182,899 1,188,281 1,175,019
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts 48,398 47,670 47,958 47,514 70,321
           
Washington
All districts 1,031,985 1,026,774 1,030,247 1,037,018 1,035,347
Non-charter districts 1,031,985 1,026,774 1,030,247 1,037,018 1,035,347
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts † † † † †
           
West Virginia
All districts 280,893 281,938 282,535 282,729 282,662
Non-charter districts 280,893 281,938 282,535 282,729 282,662
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts † † † † †
           
Wisconsin
All districts 875,174 876,700 874,633 873,750 872,436
Non-charter districts 472,890 466,002 436,783 461,097 454,306
Charter districts 4,502 4,959 5,761 5,440 6,364
Combined districts 397,782 405,739 432,089 407,213 411,766
           
Wyoming
All districts 86,420 85,193 86,422 87,161 88,152
Non-charter districts 82,043 80,922 82,122 82,759 83,698
Charter districts † † † † †
Combined districts 4,377 4,271 4,300 4,402 4,454
† Not applicable.
NOTE: "Non-charter districts" are districts where none of the associated schools are charter schools. "Charter districts" are districts where all associated schools are charter schools. "Combined districts" are districts in which there are both charter and non-charter schools. District charter status for 2008–09 was derived using school-level data. Schools with missing charter identification information were assumed to be non-charters for the purpose of this analysis.
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Survey," 2009–10, Version 1a; 2008–09, Version 1a; 2007–08, Version 1b; 2006–07, Version 1c; and 2005–06, Version 1a; and "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2008–09, Version 1b.

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