A National Alliance for Public Charter Schools report said U.S. parents, regardless of race, region, or political affiliation, prefer charter schools. Out of a survey of 5,000 parents, 74% said they would consider sending their child to a charter school if given the opportunity. The report stated that almost 70% of charter school students are Black or Hispanic.
From The Epoch Times:
Since the first public charter school was established in Minnesota in 1992, the number grew to as many as 7,500 by 2019, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics, comprising some 3.4 million students. Charter schools are sanctioned in 45 states and the District of Columbia. All charter schools are public schools. They are given a charter to operate from an authorizing body such as a school district. Generally, these privately operated public schools receive public funding, but most provide their own building. Charter schools may be for-profit or non-profit. Most seek private donations in addition to public funding. While charter schools operate under the same laws governing education as public schools do, they have a good deal of site-level autonomy to choose curriculum, set school hours and policies, hire and fire teachers, and control their own budgets. An earlier report from NAPCS showed that some 1.4 million students left their district schools during the lockdowns of 2020-2021. The report stated that about 240,000 new students enrolled in public charter schools during that time.
