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Table 216.90c. Percentage distribution of public traditional and charter schools, by school level, school size, and state: Fall 2014
State Percentage distribution of schools, by school level Percentage distribution of schools, by school size
Traditional schools Charter schools Traditional schools Charter schools
Elemen- tary1  Secon- dary2  Com- bined3  Ungraded Elemen- tary1  Secon- dary2  Com- bined3  Ungraded Less than 300 300 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 or more Less than 300 300 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 or more
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Total 69.1 24.7 5.5 0.6 57.1 23.2 19.7 # 28.7 27.6 34.2 9.5 50.1 24.7 20.0 5.3
Alabama 61.3 26.9 10.3 1.5 17.6 33.2 41.9 7.3
Alaska 36.9 16.9 46.3 0.0 74.1 7.4 18.5 0.0 65.5 23.2 8.0 3.4 77.8 18.5 3.7 0.0
Arizona 62.0 33.0 3.8 1.2 51.9 31.0 17.1 0.0 25.1 19.3 43.2 12.5 58.6 17.9 20.4 3.1
Arkansas 65.6 33.2 1.2 0.0 53.3 40.0 6.7 0.0 28.0 38.3 30.4 3.3 51.7 30.0 13.3 5.0
California 69.7 25.3 3.7 1.4 54.9 22.6 22.5 0.0 22.1 20.6 43.5 13.8 42.2 28.8 21.3 7.6
                                 
Colorado 72.4 20.6 7.0 0.0 61.2 22.0 16.8 0.0 32.1 30.2 29.6 8.1 35.5 28.5 28.5 7.5
Connecticut 69.1 27.6 2.5 0.9 50.0 22.7 27.3 0.0 35.0 34.0 24.8 6.2 54.5 22.7 22.7 0.0
Delaware 75.4 16.9 7.7 0.0 62.5 20.8 16.7 0.0 11.9 26.4 49.7 11.9 37.5 25.0 33.3 4.2
District of Columbia 75.7 16.5 4.3 3.5 77.6 13.1 6.5 2.8 30.6 46.8 18.9 3.6 41.1 46.7 12.1 0.0
Florida 68.0 15.4 16.7 0.0 69.6 20.4 10.0 0.0 19.4 11.7 47.3 21.6 52.4 20.4 19.2 8.0
                                 
Georgia 76.5 19.6 2.6 1.4 68.5 18.0 13.5 0.0 7.9 19.0 53.4 19.7 18.0 29.2 37.1 15.7
Hawaii 76.9 20.0 3.1 0.0 38.2 2.9 58.8 0.0 14.1 25.9 45.1 14.9 64.7 14.7 17.6 2.9
Idaho 62.2 29.3 8.6 0.0 36.5 25.0 38.5 0.0 41.4 27.6 24.9 6.0 51.9 28.8 17.3 1.9
Illinois 74.1 22.3 3.5 0.1 50.0 26.5 23.5 0.0 35.6 31.1 25.8 7.5 23.9 41.8 22.4 11.9
Indiana 72.2 23.9 3.9 0.0 47.5 23.8 28.8 0.0 16.8 37.4 37.7 8.1 51.9 16.5 21.5 10.1
                                 
Iowa 70.4 26.5 3.1 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 48.7 31.0 16.4 3.8 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kansas 70.3 26.0 3.5 0.2 27.3 36.4 36.4 0.0 49.3 29.6 17.1 4.0 81.8 0.0 9.1 9.1
Kentucky 63.2 30.8 5.3 0.7 27.0 29.8 36.1 7.0
Louisiana 69.7 19.9 10.4 0.0 64.4 21.5 14.1 0.0 21.6 34.3 37.5 6.7 22.2 34.8 39.3 3.7
Maine 74.1 23.6 2.0 0.3 33.3 50.0 16.7 0.0 58.8 25.3 14.3 1.6 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
                                 
Maryland 77.3 17.4 4.5 0.9 80.9 6.4 12.8 0.0 12.9 31.3 43.6 12.3 34.0 44.7 19.1 2.1
Massachusetts 77.9 20.3 1.5 0.3 47.5 22.5 30.0 0.0 25.1 34.8 31.9 8.3 36.3 31.3 26.3 6.3
Michigan 63.1 26.9 9.8 0.2 57.6 19.7 22.7 0.0 34.2 37.4 22.5 5.9 48.0 24.1 24.9 2.9
Minnesota 53.3 35.1 11.6 0.0 62.9 26.8 10.2 0.0 49.6 18.7 24.5 7.2 71.6 21.4 6.0 1.0
Mississippi 58.4 30.7 9.8 1.1 18.8 34.4 38.6 8.2
                                 
Missouri 66.5 26.8 6.7 0.0 80.6 19.4 0.0 0.0 42.2 32.1 21.0 4.7 53.2 30.6 16.1 0.0
Montana 59.2 40.8 0.0 0.0 79.1 15.1 3.9 1.9
Nebraska 66.0 28.0 1.2 4.8 63.2 21.3 12.1 3.4
Nevada 74.1 20.4 5.5 0.0 51.1 17.8 31.1 0.0 24.3 13.1 44.8 17.8 40.0 31.1 13.3 15.6
New Hampshire 79.6 20.4 0.0 0.0 42.9 57.1 0.0 0.0 44.6 30.9 19.1 5.4 96.0 4.0 0.0 0.0
                                 
New Jersey 76.0 21.3 2.2 0.5 72.4 12.6 14.9 0.0 23.6 34.1 31.8 10.5 43.0 34.9 16.3 5.8
New Mexico 72.6 25.9 1.5 0.0 40.2 40.2 19.6 0.0 43.8 27.6 22.7 5.8 70.1 25.8 4.1 0.0
New York 68.5 24.2 7.2 0.1 70.2 12.9 16.9 0.0 19.7 35.6 34.2 10.5 35.9 34.7 27.8 1.6
North Carolina 74.2 21.4 4.3 0.0 61.7 7.4 30.9 0.0 19.1 25.9 43.7 11.3 41.6 24.2 22.1 12.1
North Dakota 58.1 35.7 0.0 6.2 77.4 13.0 7.5 2.1
                                 
Ohio 69.2 27.2 3.2 0.3 53.0 29.9 17.1 0.0 21.7 41.1 31.1 6.1 71.7 17.3 9.4 1.6
Oklahoma 68.5 31.4 0.1 0.1 60.0 31.4 8.6 0.0 47.8 27.2 21.4 3.6 28.6 48.6 17.1 5.7
Oregon 73.8 22.8 3.3 0.0 46.0 15.9 38.1 0.0 29.1 36.3 27.9 6.6 82.9 12.2 3.3 1.6
Pennsylvania 71.9 26.9 1.2 # 46.5 17.3 36.2 0.0 17.4 34.0 39.5 9.1 26.7 20.5 37.5 15.3
Rhode Island 77.0 22.0 1.1 0.0 44.0 44.0 12.0 0.0 30.2 33.8 30.9 5.1 68.0 20.0 12.0 0.0
                                 
South Carolina 75.3 22.8 2.0 0.0 45.5 27.3 27.3 0.0 12.7 26.5 49.0 11.8 56.1 25.8 10.6 7.6
South Dakota 62.3 34.7 3.0 0.0 78.3 11.6 8.6 1.5
Tennessee 74.3 20.7 5.1 0.0 73.8 16.3 10.0 0.0 17.0 31.8 41.4 9.8 58.4 33.8 7.8 0.0
Texas 69.2 24.0 6.8 # 52.7 24.4 22.9 0.0 23.6 19.7 45.0 11.8 49.9 23.4 23.0 3.7
Utah 67.9 27.9 4.2 0.0 42.7 24.5 32.7 0.0 20.2 17.6 47.4 14.7 20.0 30.0 39.1 10.9
                                 
Vermont 73.4 21.5 5.1 0.0 65.4 22.3 11.0 1.3
Virginia 70.0 20.5 1.4 8.1 42.9 57.1 0.0 0.0 12.6 23.2 48.1 16.1 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Washington 63.0 25.9 10.9 0.2 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.5 28.1 31.3 7.2
West Virginia 75.4 16.8 7.4 0.4 42.8 29.8 23.4 4.0
Wisconsin 72.3 24.0 3.5 0.2 52.5 30.3 17.2 0.0 39.3 35.0 20.1 5.6 81.0 12.0 5.4 1.7
Wyoming 66.4 26.7 6.1 0.8 50.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 64.1 25.0 8.6 2.3 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
—Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
†Not applicable. No charter schools in state.
1 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and with no grade higher than 8.
2 Includes schools with no grade lower than 7.
3 Includes schools beginning with grade 6 or below and ending with grade 9 or above.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2014-15. (This table was prepared March 2017.)

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