Charter Schools Keep Winning Students From Union Schools

Charter enrollment is up 9% in four years, as Hispanics in particular sign up

WSJ editorial. Excerpts:

"Charter enrollment is up 9% since 2019, while the number of students in district schools is down 3.5%"

"From 2019-2023, charter enrollment grew in 40 of the 42 states analyzed, while traditional schools lost students in 40 states. Charter attendees surged nearly 20% in Texas (67,148 students), 19% in North Carolina (22,308), and 10% in Pennsylvania (15,353). District enrollment fell 0.83% in Texas and nearly 3% in North Carolina and Pennsylvania."

"“Hispanic students make up the fastest-growing community in charter schools,” the report says, up almost 14% in those states, or 150,134 students. Black charter enrollment increased 6.3%, or 40,658 students."