CHARTER SCHOOLS

CHARTER SCHOOLS

‘Top 10’ list

Six Ohio communities were among the areas in the country with the largest percentages of their public school pupils enrolled in charter schools in 2006-07. The “Top 10” list shows:

1. New Orleans — 57 percent.

2. Dayton; Southfield, Mich.; and Washington, D.C. — tied at 27 percent.

3. Youngstown and Pontiac, Mich. — tied at 23 percent.

4. Detroit and Kansas City, Mo. — tied at 20 percent.

5. Toledo — 18 percent.

6. Cleveland; Cincinnati; Chula Vista, Calif.; and Milwaukee — tied at 17 percent.

7. Buffalo and Dearborn, Mich. — tied at 16 percent.

8. Oakland, Calif.; Brighton, Colo.; Albany, N.Y.; and St. Louis, Mo. — tied at 15 percent.

9. Minneapolis — 14 percent.

10. Columbus; Camden, N.J.; St. Paul, Minn.; Philadelphia; Vista, Calif.; Saginaw, Mich.; Mohave County, Ariz.; Napa Valley, Calif.; and Appleton, Wis. — tied at 13 percent.

Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools