GROWTH
AND QUALITY IN THE CHARTER SCHOOL MOVEMENT
2006 DASHBOARD
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INDICATORS |
DATA |
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Students |
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# Charter School Students Source:
Alliance 50-State Survey, April 2006. |
Over
1 million |
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% Charter Students: Minority Source:
National Charter School Research Project, “Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A
Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2005,” November 2005. |
58%
(2004-05) (45%
in Non-Charters) (Schools
and Staffing Survey: 57% in Charters vs. 39% in Non-Charters) |
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% Charter Students: Eligible for Free and
Reduced-Price Lunch Source:
National Charter School Research Project, “Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A
Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2005,” November 2005. |
52%
(2004-05) (40%
in Non-Charters) (Schools
and Staffing Survey: 49% in Charters vs. 42% in Non-Charters) |
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% Charter School Students: Special Education Source:
National Center for Education Statistics, “Characteristics of Schools,
Districts, Teachers, Principals, and School Libraries in the United States:
2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey,” April 2006. |
11%
(2003-04) (13%
in Non-Charters) |
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% Charter Schools Students: English Language
Learners Source:
National Center for Education Statistics, “Characteristics of Schools,
Districts, Teachers, Principals, and School Libraries in the United States:
2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey,” April 2006. |
12%
(2003-04) (11%
in Non-Charters) |
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Growth |
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# of Charter Schools Source:
Alliance 50-State Survey, April 2006. |
3,600 |
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# of New Charters Opening in 2005-06 School Year Sources:
Alliance 50-State Survey, April 2006; National Charter School Research
Project, “Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter
Schools in 2005,” November 2005. |
Over
400 |
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% Increase in # of Charters from Previous Year Sources:
Alliance 50-State Survey, April 2006; National Charter School Research
Project, “Hopes, Fears, & Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter
Schools in 2005,” November 2005. |
13% |
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Charter Student Market Share (% of K-12 Students in
U.S.) Sources:
Alliance 50-State Survey, April 2006; National Center for Education
Statistics, “Fast Facts: What Are The Enrollment Trends in Public and Private
Elementary and Secondary Schools,” Accessed on April 27, 2006 at
http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=65. |
2% |
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Highest Market Share in Single State Source:
Alliance 50-State Survey, April 2006. |
8%
(Arizona) |
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Highest Market Share in Single City Source:
New York Times, “Federal Program on Vouchers Draws Strong Minority Support,”
April 6, 2006. |
28%
(Dayton) |
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Share of Charter Schools Located in Top Three States Source:
Alliance 50-State Survey, April 2006. |
38% |
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Performance
and Accountability |
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% Charter Schools Making AYP Sources:
Alliance 50-State Survey, April 2006; Fordham Web Site, http://www.edexcellence.net/doc/AYP_results.pdf,
accessed on April 27, 2006. |
64% (73%
in Non-Charters) |
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# of States Where % of Charters Making AYP Exceeds
the % of All Public Schools Making AYP Sources:
Alliance 50-State Survey, April 2006; Fordham Web Site, http://www.edexcellence.net/doc/AYP_results.pdf,
accessed on April 27, 2006. |
19
(of 35) |
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% Charter Students Proficient or Advanced on 2005
NAEP Source:
NAEP Data Tool, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/. |
4R
– 28% (30% in Non-Charters) 4M
– 29% (35% in Non-Charters) 8R
– 24% (29% in Non-Charters) 8M
– 21% (29% in Non-Charters) |
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% Charter Students Making More Than a Year of
Learning Gains |
Unknown |
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Charter High School Graduation Rate |
Unknown |
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Policy
Environment |
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Number of States with Charter Laws Source:
Alliance’s 50-State Survey, April 2006. |
40
plus D.C. |
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# of States with State-Imposed Caps on Charters Source:
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, “Stunting Growth: The Impact of
State-Imposed Caps on Charter Schools,” January 2006. |
25
plus D.C. |
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Average Per-Pupil Charter Funding as % of Average
District School Funding Source:
Thomas B. Fordham Institute, “Charter School Funding: Inequity’s Next
Frontier,” August 2005. |
78%
(Statewide) 76%
(Urban Districts) |
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# of Non-Local School District Charter School
Authorizers Source:
Education Commission of the States, “A State Policymaker’s Guide to
Alternative Authorizers of Charter Schools,” September 2005. |
127
(2004-05) |
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Public
Opinion |
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% of Registered Voters Who Accurately Describe
Charters as Public Schools Source:
Alliance’s 2006 Poll, April 2006 |
34% |
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% of Registered Voters Who Initially Favor Charters,
Oppose Them, Are Unsure About Them Source:
Alliance’s 2006 Poll, April 2006. |
35%
- Favor 16% - Oppose 49%
- Unsure |