about 7% (2021)
About what share of all US public school students attend a charter school?
That's up from about 4% of public school students just a decade earlier.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (2022) nces.ed.gov
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About how many public charter schools operate in the US?
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from 1.8 million to 3.7 million
How did US charter school enrollment change between 2010 and 2021?
Charter enrollment surged even as traditional public school enrollment slipped over the same decade.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (2022) nces.ed.gov
about 5,300
In 2010-11, about how many public charter schools existed in the US, before the sector's rapid growth?
The sector grew by roughly 2,500 more schools over the following decade.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (2022) nces.ed.gov
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