Charter schools continue to attract more students amid a decline in government-run public schools, a new report reveals.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) released a report on Oct. 8 tracking public school enrollment trends between 2019 and 2024: Of the 44 states with data available, most saw gains in charter enrollment and losses in traditional public schools.
“Parents were not happy with their kids not being in school and that dissatisfaction led them to become really quick studies on what other options were available for them,” said Debbie Veney, NAPCS’s senior vice president of communications and marketing.
“You’re looking now at the impact of parents becoming hyper-engaged in what their choices are in public education.”
