Biggest Charter School Lies Debunked

Several big whoppers are regularly told regarding open-enrollment public charter schools. The conversation generally goes like this, “I’m not against charter schools, but…

School/District Enrollment SPED FRL White HispanicBlack Other Minority 
 LRSD 22,567 12% 71% 18% 14% 64% 4% 82%
 All LR Charters 4,244 7% (295) 50% (2,106)23% (982) 15% (647) 53% (2,253) 8% (354) 77% (3,270)
 eStem 1,4628% (117) 30% (439) 40% (585) 6% (88) 47% (687) 6% (88) 60% (877)
 LISA Academy Chenal 356 5% (18) 35% (125) 20% (71) 16% (57) 38% (145) 26% (93) 84% (299)
 LISA Academy 7-8 540 4% (22) 57% (307) 14% (77) 21% (113) 49% (265) 16% (86) 86% (464)
 LISA Academy High 365 6% (22) 42% (153) 24% (88) 17% (62) 47% (172) 12% (44) 76% (277)
 LR Prep 411 9% (37) 84% (345) 1% (4) 10% (41) 89% (366) 0% (0) 99% (407)
 Exalt 307 4% (12) 96% (295) 2% (6) 51% (157) 45% (138) 1% (3) 98% (300)
 Premier 109 11% (12) 23% (25) 9% (10) 3% (3) 88% (96) 0% (0) 91% (99)
 SIA Tech 171 3% (5) 82% (140) 3% (5) 5% (9) 91% (156) 1% (2) 97% (166)
 Covenant Keepers 180 4% (7) 94% (169) 0% (0) 53% (95) 46% (83) 1% (2) 100% (180)
 Quest 192 17% (32) 12% (23) 60% (115) 7% (13) 22% (42) 11% (21) 40% (77)
 Rockbridge 151 7% (11) 56% (85) 18% (27) 6% (9) 68% (103) 9% (14) 82% (124)

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