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SCHOOLS |
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Operating Schools |
166 Four of the state's top five high schools are charter schools according to the recent School Accountability Report. |
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Total Enrollment |
63,799 An additional 41,000 students are on waiting lists for charters. |
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Resource |
The National Charter School Directory offers complete listings, including school address, program description, and website. |
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LAW |
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Grade |
B |
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Rank |
7 out of 40 laws |
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Resource |
CER's 2010 point-by-point profile of Colorado's charter law looks at approval process, operations, funding, and teacher and student provisions. |
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EQUITY |
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Funding |
Funding is not 100 percent guaranteed, but facilities assistance helps bridge the gap. Colorado's charter schools receive, on average, $6,836 per pupil, compared to the $10,471 that conventional district public schools receive. |
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Resource |
More information on equity issues at Charter School Funding: Following the Money. |
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ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
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Test Scores |
On the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP), students attending charter schools are consistently outperforming their peers who attend conventional public schools in both math and reading.
In 2007, 74 percent of charters made federal accountability targets of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) while only 59 percent of conventional public schools did the same. |
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Closures |
Funding disparity appears to account for 60 percent of the state's ten closures (as of February 2009). |
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Resource |
Accountability Report 2009: Charter Schools: In-depth information about charter achievement and accountability, including state-by-state analyses and closure listings. |
