Stories Campaign: Charter Facts

​​​​​​Though charter schools make up only 10% of the ranked public high schools, they made up 21% of the top 100 best high schools, according to the U.S. News & World Report—nearly double the proportion of overall number of schools.

There’s mounting evidence that, for children of color especially, having one or more teachers of the same race over the course of students’ educational careers seems to make a positive difference.

​​​​Findings from Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes 2015 study shows  urban charter schools demonstrated significantly higher levels of annual growth in both math and reading for students.

In the Charter High Schools’ Effects on Long‐Term Attainment and Earnings report, using data from Florida, students attending charter high schools are more likely to graduate from high school.

​​​​​​Analysis from a DFER-commissioned poll by the Benenson Strategy Group  indicates there is strong public support for public charter schools among key Democratic constituencies, particularly Black and Hispanic voters.

​​​​​​In the Charter High Schools’ Effects on Long‐Term Attainment and Earnings report, findings estimate charter schools’ effects on educational attainment, and that in their mid‐20s former students experience higher earnings with increase through adulthood.

​​​​​​Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes 2015 study shows learning gains for charter school students are larger by significant amounts for Black students in both math and reading.