About Arizona Charter Schools

Overview

Charter schools are public schools that are innovative and responsive to students’ needs while still being held accountable for improved student achievement. Arizona is home to 509 charter schools that enroll more than 101,000 students. Fully 25% of the state’s public schools are charter schools, and 10% of all public-school students are enrolled in charter schools-the highest percentage for any state in the nation.

They were created in 1994 in Arizona to:

·         Provide a learning environment that will improve pupil achievement

·         Provide additional academic choices for parents and pupils

        A.R.S. § 15-181(A)

 
General Statistics

Number of Schools: 

• Total number of Charters in US = over 4,000
• Total number of Charters in AZ = 509
• Total number of schools in AZ = 1915
• Charters as a percent of public schools in AZ = 25%

Arizona Charter School Facts and Figures:

• General Information
  • AZ Charters are Outperforming District Schools 
  • Ten Ways Charter Schools Contribute
  • AZ Accountability Overview
  • Differences Between Charters and District Schools
  • ABC News Answers Frequently Asked Questions About Tuition-Free Public Schools

·         Charter School Demographics

• Charter School General Data
• Charter School Facts and Figures
• Research Says...
• What Every Parent Needs to Know

• Charter School Demographics
• Charter School Students by County
• Charter School Students by Legislative District and County
• Number of Charter School Students by Legislative District

• Charter District Safety Incident Rate
• NAEP Charter-Nation Comparison
• Charter & District Schools AYP Comparison
•  Arizona Charters and AZ Learns