Standard errors for the percentage distribution of students attending public charter schools, by entity granting school charter, origin of school, and selected charter school characteristics: 2003

Profile and Demographic Characteristics of Public Charter Schools

Table S28-1. Standard errors for the percentage distribution of students attending public charter schools, by entity granting school charter, origin of school, and selected charter school characteristics: 2003

		Entity granting school charter				Origin
Charter school characteristic	All public charter schools	School district	State board of education	Post- secondary institution	State- chartering agency	Newly created school	Pre- existing school

Entity granting school charter
School district	5.17	†	†	†	†	5.71	11.16
State board of education	5.08	†	†	†	†	5.31	10.74
Postsecondary institution	1.85	†	†	†	†	2.72	1.31
State-chartering agency	1.90	†	†	†	†	2.30	‡
Origin
Newly created school	5.05	8.25	10.13	1.89	‡	†	†
Pre-existing school	5.05	8.25	10.13	1.89	‡	†	†
Control of pre-existing school
Public	6.78	‡	12.49	†	†	†	7.34
Private	6.78	‡	12.49	†	†	†	7.34
Educational focus
Comprehensive curriculum/ no specialized area	6.93	11.97	12.76	8.04	‡	8.07	11.84
Specialized curriculum	6.26	11.64	10.93	8.04	†	8.04	6.95
Particular educational philosophy	3.17	1.76	‡	†	‡	1.14	‡

† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Reading Charter School Pilot Study, previously unpublished tabulation (May 2005).