Charter Market Share: Our Top "Ten" List
11 Sep 2006
Read on to find out why the number is in quotes ...
NAPCS Senior Policy Analyst Todd Ziebarth just emerged from his charter research laboratory with his newest publication, "Top 10 Charter Communities by Market Share." This piece examines charter school market share on a community by community basis.
What the numbers demonstrate is that, while charter schools enroll a modest percentage of students nationwide, some communities far exceed national and state averages to enroll high percentages of charter school students. In fact, 19 different communities educate over 13% of their public school students in charter schools (and ties account for 19 different communities being represented in our top "ten").
New Orleans leads the pack with 69% market share, due primarily to the post-Katrina reconstitution of the schools. Ohio has FIVE different communities in the top ten, with Dayton leading the pack at the #2 spot on our countdown with 28%. Alliance home base and our nation's capital, Washington D.C., comes in at #3 with 25%. And the largest community on the list is Detroit, with 18% of its nearly 160,000 students in public charters.
Don't forget to read the rest here!
JC
