Abstract: This document offers the most reliable and up-to-date state-by-state numbers on charter schools and students. As of April 2007, 1,144,758 of the nation's children are being educated in 4,046 charter schools. The number of schools ranges from just 1 in Mississippi to 621 charter schools in California. California also has the largest number of charter students (approximately 220,000). Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Texas, and Arizona also continue to have large charter markets.
Resource Type: Research/ Reports (Non Federal) Resource Format: Other Target Audience: Authorizers, Founders, Administrators, Teachers, Parents, Policy Makers, Researchers Resource Topic: Demographics of Charter School Students