Edu/stats

Recently released data from the National Center for Education Statistics:

• From 1999-2000 to 2012-2013, the number of students enrolled in public charter schools increased more than sevenfold, from 300,000 to 2.3 million students.
• In 2012-2013, 6.2 percent of all public schools, or 6,100 schools, were public charter schools.
• California enrolled the largest number of students in charter schools in 2012-2013—471,000, or 8 percent of the total number of public school students in the state. The District of Columbia had the highest percentage—42,
• or 31,600 students.
• In demographic shifts, 29 percent of charter school students were Hispanic in 2012-2013, up from 20 percent in 1999-2000; 35 percent were white, down from 42 percent, and 28 percent were black, down from 34 percent.