Table 4. Percentage distribution of public school students enrolled in grades 1–12 in charter schools and other public schools, by student and household characteristics: 2007

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Table 4.

Percentage distribution of public school students enrolled in grades 1–12 in charter schools and other public schools, by student and household characteristics: 2007

Student and household characteristics	Students in other public schools	Students in charter schools
Total	100	100

Sex
Male	52	54
Female	48	46

Race/ethnicity¹
White	57	36
Black	16	28	!
Hispanic	19	30
Asian or Pacific Islander	3	1	!
Other race	5	4	!

Grade level
Grades 1–5	40	44
Grades 6–8	25	32	!
Grades 9–12	35	24

Disability status
Has a disability	25	34
Does not have a disability	76	66

Poverty status²
Poor	21	34
Near-poor	20	19
Nonpoor	59	47

Parents' highest level of education³
Less than high school diploma or GED	7	23	!
High school diploma or GED	23	11
Some college/vocational/technical	30	31
Bachelor's degree	21	13
Graduate/professional school	18	22

Family structure
Two parents	71	56
One parent	25	42
Nonparent guardians	5	2	!

School type
Public, assigned	83	19
Public, chosen	17	81

Region
Northeast	17	20
South	36	10
Midwest	23	24	!
West	24	45

Locale
City	30	64
Suburb	37	22
Town	11	5	!
Rural	22	9	!
! Interpret data with caution; the estimates are unstable; coefficient of variation is 30 percent or more. ¹ Black includes African American, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian, and Hispanic includes Latino. The Other race category includes students who are not Hispanic, who reported their race as either “American Indian or Alaska Native” or reported more than one race. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin unless specified. ² Poor students are defined as those with household incomes below 100 percent of the poverty threshold; near-poor students as those with household incomes from 100 through 199 percent of the poverty threshold; and nonpoor students as those with household incomes at or above 200 percent of the poverty threshold. ³ GED is General Educational Development. NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES), 2007.