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Table 216.90. Public elementary and secondary charter schools and enrollment, by state: Selected years, 1999-2000 through 2013-14
State Number of charter schools Charter school enrollment Charter schools as a percent of total public schools Charter school enrollment as a percent of total public school enrollment
1999-2000 2003-04 2009-10 2012-13 2013-14 1999-2000 2003-04 2009-10 2012-13 2013-14 1999-2000 2003-04 2009-10 2013-14 1999-2000 2003-04 2009-10 2013-14
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
United States 1,524 2,977 4,952 6,079 6,465 339,678 789,479 1,610,285 2,267,814 2,519,065 1.7 3.1 5.0 6.6 0.7 1.6 3.3 5.1
Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Alaska 18 19 25 27 27 2,300 3,476 5,196 5,869 6,118 3.6 3.7 4.9 5.3 1.7 2.6 3.9 4.7
Arizona 245 505 504 542 600 31,176 81,725 113,974 151,086 195,027 14.9 25.0 22.4 26.6 3.7 8.1 10.6 17.8
Arkansas 0 13 38 45 52 0 2,719 8,662 13,261 17,176 0.0 1.1 3.4 4.7 0.0 0.6 1.8 3.5
California 238 444 813 1,085 1,125 104,730 166,208 316,658 470,880 513,350 2.8 4.8 8.1 10.9 1.8 2.6 5.1 8.3
                                     
Colorado 69 96 158 187 200 17,822 31,529 66,826 89,451 95,860 4.3 5.7 8.8 10.9 2.5 4.2 8.0 10.9
Connecticut 16 12 18 17 18 2,148 2,222 5,215 6,518 7,094 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.3
Delaware 1 13 18 22 21 115 6,241 9,173 9,942 11,064 0.5 6.4 8.3 9.6 0.1 5.3 7.3 8.4
District of Columbia 27 37 99 102 109 6,432 12,958 25,813 31,580 33,158 14.3 18.0 42.5 48.4 8.3 16.6 37.3 42.4
Florida 113 257 412 581 623 17,251 67,472 137,887 204,132 230,173 3.5 7.5 10.2 14.5 0.7 2.6 5.2 8.5
                                     
Georgia 18 51 63 93 94 11,005 26,756 37,545 64,233 70,544 1.0 2.1 2.6 4.0 0.8 1.8 2.3 4.1
Hawaii 2 26 31 32 33 790 4,502 7,869 9,635 9,816 0.8 9.2 10.7 11.5 0.4 2.5 4.4 5.3
Idaho 8 17 36 47 49 915 4,811 14,529 18,188 19,375 1.2 2.5 4.9 6.9 0.4 1.9 5.3 6.6
Illinois 17 28 39 58 65 6,152 11,750 35,836 53,829 59,817 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.9
Indiana 0 17 53 72 76 0 2,908 18,488 33,297 35,676 0.0 0.9 2.7 3.9 0.0 0.3 1.8 3.4
                                     
Iowa 0 0 9 3 3 0 0 593 352 315 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Kansas 0 17 35 16 11 0 1,395 4,684 2,888 2,518 0.0 1.2 2.5 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.5
Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Louisiana 16 16 77 104 118 2,449 4,585 31,467 45,293 50,049 1.0 1.0 5.2 8.4 0.3 0.6 4.6 7.2
Maine 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 106 384 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
                                     
Maryland 0 1 42 52 53 0 196 11,995 18,943 20,269 0.0 0.1 2.9 3.7 0.0 # 1.4 2.3
Massachusetts 40 51 62 77 81 12,518 17,971 27,393 31,830 34,631 2.1 2.7 3.4 4.3 1.3 1.8 2.9 3.6
Michigan 193 212 294 346 370 46,078 72,096 110,504 126,602 139,110 4.9 5.3 7.6 10.5 2.8 4.1 6.8 9.2
Minnesota 62 105 181 176 186 7,794 14,256 35,375 41,615 43,937 2.6 4.1 7.4 7.7 0.9 1.7 4.2 5.2
Mississippi 1 1 1 0 0 347 338 375 0 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
                                     
Missouri 15 26 48 57 59 4,303 10,304 18,415 17,925 19,462 0.6 1.1 2.0 2.4 0.5 1.1 2.0 2.1
Montana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nevada 5 15 35 40 41 898 3,917 11,613 22,199 24,621 1.0 2.7 5.5 6.3 0.3 1.0 2.7 5.4
New Hampshire 0 0 15 22 23 0 0 816 1,739 2,097 0.0 0.0 3.1 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1
                                     
New Jersey 0 51 70 86 87 0 12,806 22,981 29,540 33,430 0.0 2.1 2.7 3.5 0.0 0.9 1.7 2.4
New Mexico 1 34 72 94 95 22 6,225 13,090 19,916 21,485 0.1 4.2 8.4 10.8 # 1.9 3.9 6.3
New York 5 50 140 211 233 14,572 43,963 78,139 92,143 0.1 1.1 3.0 4.9 0.5 1.6 3.4
North Carolina 82 93 96 108 128 12,691 21,955 38,973 50,060 58,307 3.8 4.1 3.8 4.9 1.0 1.6 2.6 3.9
North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                                     
Ohio 48 165 323 368 390 9,809 46,130 90,989 114,459 120,224 1.2 4.2 8.5 10.7 0.5 2.5 5.2 7.0
Oklahoma 0 12 18 23 25 0 3,491 6,315 12,037 13,473 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.6 1.0 2.0
Oregon 1 24 102 123 124 109 2,487 18,334 27,077 28,241 0.1 1.9 7.8 10.0 # 0.5 3.3 5.1
Pennsylvania 47 102 134 175 181 11,413 41,114 79,167 118,430 128,701 1.5 3.1 4.1 5.9 0.6 2.3 4.5 7.4
Rhode Island 2 8 12 18 23 446 1,024 3,233 5,131 5,950 0.6 2.3 3.7 7.6 0.3 0.7 2.3 4.2
                                     
South Carolina 7 18 39 55 60 327 3,155 13,035 20,067 23,432 0.6 1.6 3.2 4.8 # 0.5 1.8 3.2
South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tennessee 0 4 20 51 72 0 324 4,343 11,698 15,690 0.0 0.2 1.1 3.9 0.0 # 0.4 1.6
Texas 176 274 536 628 658 25,687 60,833 148,392 215,082 235,634 2.4 3.4 6.2 7.5 0.6 1.4 3.1 4.6
Utah 6 19 72 88 95 390 3,253 33,968 50,694 54,795 0.8 2.1 6.9 9.4 0.1 0.7 5.8 8.8
                                     
Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Virginia 0 6 3 4 6 0 478 179 399 603 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 # # #
Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wisconsin 45 137 206 238 242 3,561 21,165 36,153 43,323 44,853 2.1 6.2 9.2 10.8 0.4 2.4 4.1 5.1
Wyoming 0 1 3 4 4 0 132 269 369 463 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.5
—Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1999-2000 through 2013-14. (This table was prepared September 2015.)

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