Author: Jamison White

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…

*This page reflects data from the 2021-22 school year. We anticipate updating the data with 2022-23 data in the spring of 2025. Authorizers are the entities granted authority by a state legislature to approve, oversee, renew, and close charter schools. These are typically public agencies, such as local school districts (LEAs) and state departments of…

Public charter schools currently serve nearly 3.8 million students across 8,150 schools and campuses. During the 2022-23 school year, charter schools enrolled 7.6% of all public school students, up from 6.5% in 2018-19.  Students and Schools Schools and Campuses Top Enrollment Virtual vs Nonvirtual The charter sector has continued to grow steadily over the years with increases in both…

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…