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Table 216.90. | Public elementary and secondary charter schools and enrollment, and charter schools and enrollment as a percentage of total public schools and total enrollment in public schools, by state: Selected years, 2000-01 through 2019-20 |
State | Number of charter schools | Fall enrollment in charter schools | Charter schools as a percent of total public schools | Charter school enrollment as a percent of total fall enrollment in public schools | ||||||||||||||||
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2000-01 | 2010-11 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2000-01 | 2010-11 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2000-01 | 2010-11 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2000-01 | 2010-11 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
United States | 1,993 | 5,274 | 7,193 | 7,427 | 7,547 | 448,343 | 1,787,091 | 3,143,269 | 3,290,149 | 3,431,230 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
Alabama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 598 | 1,223 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | # | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Alaska | 19 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 2,594 | 5,751 | 7,007 | 6,778 | 7,045 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Arizona | 313 | 519 | 557 | 558 | 557 | 45,596 | 124,467 | 189,686 | 207,537 | 214,232 | 18.2 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 5.4 | 11.6 | 17.2 | 18.3 | 18.7 |
Arkansas | 3 | 40 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 708 | 10,209 | 31,545 | 33,219 | 34,289 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
California | 302 | 908 | 1,268 | 1,358 | 1,321 | 115,582 | 363,916 | 626,982 | 652,825 | 674,652 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.0 |
Colorado |
77 | 168 | 250 | 255 | 261 | 20,155 | 74,685 | 120,739 | 124,562 | 126,955 | 4.7 | 9.4 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.9 |
Connecticut | 16 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 2,429 | 5,139 | 10,187 | 10,433 | 10,804 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Delaware | 7 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 2,716 | 9,525 | 15,337 | 16,086 | 16,364 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
District of Columbia | 33 | 97 | 111 | 114 | 114 | --- | 26,910 | 38,696 | 39,085 | 38,529 | 16.7 | 42.5 | 49.6 | 50.0 | 49.6 | --- | 37.8 | 44.8 | 44.6 | 43.3 |
Florida | 148 | 458 | 654 | 658 | 675 | 26,893 | 154,703 | 295,814 | 313,557 | 329,202 | 4.5 | 11.1 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.5 |
Georgia |
30 | 67 | 93 | 86 | 89 | 20,066 | 41,981 | 72,716 | 65,740 | 65,680 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Hawaii | 6 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 1,343 | 8,289 | 11,168 | 11,565 | 11,896 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
Idaho | 9 | 40 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 1,083 | 15,330 | 21,070 | 23,359 | 24,396 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
Illinois | 20 | 50 | 142 | 142 | 141 | 7,552 | 43,049 | 64,925 | 64,795 | 63,462 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Indiana | 0 | 60 | 99 | 103 | 101 | 0 | 22,472 | 47,089 | 49,813 | 44,965 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
Iowa |
0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 298 | 428 | 123 | 132 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | # | # |
Kansas | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 4,618 | 3,191 | 3,077 | 3,066 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | # | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Louisiana | 19 | 78 | 150 | 158 | 146 | 3,212 | 29,199 | 80,726 | 85,189 | 86,562 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 12.2 |
Maine | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 154 | 0 | 2,240 | 2,453 | 2,497 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Maryland |
0 | 44 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 0 | 14,492 | 23,819 | 24,205 | 22,680 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
Massachusetts | 41 | 63 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 13,712 | 28,422 | 45,238 | 46,940 | 47,723 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
Michigan | 205 | 300 | 366 | 375 | 369 | 54,751 | 111,344 | 145,948 | 145,789 | 146,345 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 |
Minnesota | 73 | 176 | 221 | 233 | 245 | 9,395 | 37,253 | 56,769 | 59,482 | 62,751 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 |
Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 367 | 0 | 944 | 1,607 | 2,128 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Missouri |
21 | 53 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 7,061 | 20,076 | 23,624 | 23,208 | 24,499 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
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 | 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Nevada | 8 | 34 | 72 | 82 | 78 | 1,255 | 14,127 | 45,270 | 52,457 | 56,057 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 11.3 |
New Hampshire | 0 | 14 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 0 | 983 | 3,543 | 3,934 | 4,227 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
New Jersey |
53 | 76 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 10,179 | 24,591 | 49,447 | 51,999 | 55,595 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
New Mexico | 10 | 81 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 1,335 | 15,290 | 26,116 | 26,640 | 26,612 | 1.3 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
New York | 38 | 170 | 279 | 292 | 316 | 0 | 54,443 | 139,385 | 146,438 | 159,048 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
North Carolina | 90 | 99 | 173 | 185 | 196 | 15,523 | 42,141 | 100,986 | 110,464 | 117,348 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
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 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Ohio |
66 | 339 | 340 | 319 | 313 | 14,745 | 96,669 | 113,162 | 108,781 | 107,191 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
Oklahoma | 6 | 18 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 1,208 | 6,585 | 29,033 | 38,425 | 45,988 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
Oregon | 12 | 108 | 127 | 132 | 133 | 559 | 20,372 | 33,677 | 35,603 | 38,364 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.7 |
Pennsylvania | 65 | 145 | 179 | 180 | 179 | 18,981 | 90,613 | 137,712 | 143,201 | 146,453 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
Rhode Island | 3 | 16 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 557 | 3,971 | 8,859 | 9,526 | 10,063 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
South Carolina |
8 | 44 | 70 | 78 | 80 | 484 | 16,390 | 34,857 | 37,440 | 39,311 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
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 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Tennessee | 0 | 29 | 110 | 115 | 118 | 0 | 6,517 | 37,713 | 40,820 | 43,960 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
Texas | 201 | 561 | 759 | 806 | 906 | 37,978 | 164,940 | 325,165 | 346,186 | 391,656 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.1 |
Utah | 8 | 78 | 131 | 134 | 132 | 537 | 39,862 | 75,467 | 77,769 | 77,568 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 |
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 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Virginia | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 348 | 1,178 | 1,232 | 1,218 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | # | # | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Washington | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2,498 | 3,350 | 3,147 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Wisconsin | 78 | 207 | 233 | 233 | 236 | 9,511 | 36,863 | 42,499 | 43,291 | 44,716 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Wyoming | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 258 | 569 | 568 | 631 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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#Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2000-01 through 2019-20. (This table was prepared October 2021.) |