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Table 216.92. | Public elementary and secondary charter schools and enrollment, percentage distribution of charter schools and enrollment, and charter schools and enrollment as a percentage of total public schools and enrollment, by locale: 2010-11 and 2019-20 |
Locale | Charter schools | Charter school enrollment | ||||
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Number | Percentage distribution |
Percent of total public schools |
Percentage distribution |
Enrollment | Percent of total fall enrollment in public schools |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
2010-11 | ||||||
Total | 5,274 | 100.0 | 5.3 | 1,787,091 | 100.0 | 3.6 |
City | 2,926 | 55.5 | 11.3 | 991,161 | 55.5 | 6.9 |
Large | 2,060 | 39.1 | 15.5 | 715,566 | 40.0 | 9.5 |
Midsize | 389 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 127,594 | 7.1 | 4.0 |
Small | 477 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 148,001 | 8.3 | 4.0 |
Suburban |
1,125 | 21.3 | 4.2 | 425,867 | 23.8 | 2.5 |
Large | 941 | 17.8 | 4.2 | 372,488 | 20.8 | 2.6 |
Midsize | 97 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 30,726 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
Small | 87 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 22,653 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
Town |
401 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 94,372 | 5.3 | 1.6 |
Fringe | 42 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 12,035 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Distant | 200 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 55,007 | 3.1 | 1.8 |
Remote | 159 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 27,330 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Rural |
822 | 15.6 | 2.6 | 275,691 | 15.4 | 2.3 |
Fringe | 523 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 229,827 | 12.9 | 3.1 |
Distant | 188 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 33,286 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
Remote | 111 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 12,578 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
2019-20 |
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Total | 7,547 | 100.0 | 7.7 | 3,431,230 | 100.0 | 6.8 |
City | 4,268 | 56.6 | 15.8 | 1,941,875 | 56.6 | 12.6 |
Large | 3,162 | 41.9 | 21.3 | 1,468,787 | 42.8 | 17.3 |
Midsize | 556 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 248,076 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
Small | 550 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 225,012 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
Suburban |
1,943 | 25.7 | 6.3 | 1,016,029 | 29.6 | 5.2 |
Large | 1,654 | 21.9 | 6.4 | 905,000 | 26.4 | 5.3 |
Midsize | 188 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 75,055 | 2.2 | 4.1 |
Small | 101 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 35,974 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
Town |
455 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 138,824 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
Fringe | 99 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 44,547 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
Distant | 192 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 49,865 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
Remote | 164 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 44,412 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
Rural |
881 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 334,502 | 9.7 | 3.4 |
Fringe | 554 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 261,413 | 7.6 | 4.3 |
Distant | 214 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 56,850 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Remote | 113 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 16,239 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Enrollments are based on data reported by schools and may differ from data reported in tables that reflect aggregate totals reported by states. | ||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 2010-11 and 2019-20; and Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE), "Public School File," 2019-20. (This table was prepared March 2022.) |