Contact Organizations
David Dunn
Executive Director
 Texas Charter Schools Association

Austin,TX
512-584-8272

Schools Overview

2008-2009 Texas

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 263 (on 496 campuses)
% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools 5.9%
Average Number of Years Open
Average Number of Years Open 5.7
Number of Years Open
Open 1-3 Years 212 42.7%
Open 4-6 Years 73 14.7%
Open 7-9 Years 84 16.9%
Open 10+ Years 127 25.6%
Growth
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year 74
Number of Charter Schools That Closed During Academic Year 7
% Growth in Number of Charter Schools 14.1%
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 170 34.3%
Middle Schools 56 11.3%
High Schools 105 21.2%
Middle/High Schools 84 16.9%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 80 16.1%
Ungraded 5
Management Organization
Freestanding 383 77.2%
EMO 12 2.4%
CMO 101 20.4%
 
Metrics #
Schools
Number of Schools 8,034
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