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Dayton 2nd in U.S. for percentage in charter schools
Friday, October 19, 2007
DAYTON — Dayton remains a big charter school city but now has company at the top.
An annual study by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools shows New Orleans has the nation's highest percentage of children attending charter schools, with Dayton ranking second.
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Dayton had been No. 1 for several years prior to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. New Orleans has slowly been rebuilding its public schools, mostly with independently run charter schools.
About 57 percent of children there attend charter schools, which is down nine points from last year but still far beyond Dayton's 27 percent.
Dayton's percentage dropped one point from last year as charter enrollment has held steady at roughly 6,000 students for the past three years.
That allowed other cities to catch up. Washington, D.C., and Southfield, Mich., are tied for second with Dayton in the Alliance's ranking.
Five Ohio school districts are among the top 10 biggest charter school cities. Youngstown is tied for third, Toledo is fifth, Cleveland and Cincinnati are tied for sixth, and Columbus is tied for 10th.
