Districts with the most students enrolled in charter schools, 2016-17
More than 3 million students in the United States were enrolled in charter schools in 2016-17, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools says.
According to the Alliance's 12th annual enrollment report, released in October, charter school enrollment in 2016-17 was 3,011,300 students—about 6 percent of the nation's public school enrollment.
The greatest number of students attending charters was in the Los Angeles Unified District—163,720. New York City also topped the 100,000 mark in 2016-17 for charter students.
Here are the 10 public school districts that had the most students enrolled in charters.
| Rank | District | Charter School Enrollment | Percentage of students enrolled in charters 1 | Los Angeles CA Unified | 163,720 | 26% 2 | New York NY | 102,960 | 10% 3 | Philadelphia PA | 64,270 | 32% 4 | Miami-Dade County FL | 62,280 | 17% 5 | Chicago IL | 59,270 | 16% 6 | Detroit MI | 50,460 | 53% 7 | Houston TX | 50,310 | 20% 8 | Broward County FL | 46,750 | 17% 9 | New Orleans | 44,380 | 93% 10 | Washington DC | 41,490 | 46% |
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