Looking for charter data? The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has published a Charter School Data Dashboard that’s updated for 2022. The dashboard includes both national and state-level data. For instance, you can view charter enrollment by state. Or, you can see the distribution of charter schools by locale. Alternatively, you can assess student demographics.
A charter movement with steady growth
What’s the latest data on the charter movement?
- 44 states have charter laws
- 3.4 million students attend charter schools
- 7,700 charter schools operate nationwide
- 205,600 teachers work at charter schools
National data show a charter movement with consistent growth. Here’s a snapshot from the Alliance of growth since 2012:
Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, “Charter School Data Dashboard.”
Want to take a deeper dive?
Access tables and figures. Or, navigate state-level data. For instance, here’s North Carolina’s distribution of charter schools, by locale:
Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, State-level Data: North Carolina.
