States with the most students enrolled in charter schools, 2018-19

Enrollment in charter schools has grown steadily in the 2010s.

According to statistics from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, the number of students attending charter schools has risen from 2,053,976 in 2011-12 to 3,317,512 in 2018.

The largest state, California, also has the most students attending charters—654,549.

Here are the 10 states that had the greatest numbers of students enrolled in charter schools in 2018-19.

California            654,549
Texas                   357,217
Florida                  312,368
Arizona                 207,923
New York             147,345
Minnesota            146,420
Pennsylvania        143,201
Colorado               125,017
North Carolina      110,605
Ohio                        108,781