Author: Cynthia Xu

  • 7. METHODOLOGY

    How do we identify and count charter schools? The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools manages a database that serves as a repository for charter school data. The National Alliance collects data from a variety of sources including: In addition to reviewing the quality of the data and verifying the charter status, our team processes…

  • 4. HOW ARE CHARTER SCHOOLS FUNDED?

    Charter schools receive less funding per pupil than district schools and the primary driver of this discrepancy is lower levels of local funding. Two national datasets demonstrate that charter schools received $3,499 less in total public funding per pupil and spent 14% less than district schools per pupil in FY2021. In regards to local funding,…

  • 3. WHERE ARE CHARTER SCHOOLS LOCATED?

    As of the 2022-23 school year, charter schools serve students in 44* states, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. They are found within the geographic confines of 14.2% of local school districts. *As of November 2024, 46 states have charter school laws. Kentucky passed a charter school funding bill in 2022, which will enable charter…

  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    Highlights from the 2022-23 School Year Public charter schools have grown significantly over the past two decades, serving 3.8 million public school students in the United States as of the 2022-23 school year. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is uniquely positioned to be a source of comprehensive data as the importance of charter…