Comparing Texas Charters and Non-Charters

About one in 80 public school students in Texas attends a charter school. The charters serve a higher-than-average proportion of at-risk and minority children, but they also fail them at an even higher rate.

Perhaps that's because teachers at charter schools tend to be less experienced, less qualified, and have three times the turnover rate.

The figures on this page are based on the Texas Education Agency's figures for 2002, the latest available.

For more information, see the Texas Education Agency Web site at www.tea.state.tx.us.

	Texas Charters	All Texas Schools (Excl. Charters)
STUDENTS: Fall 2002 T.E.A. Data
Total Students	53,988	4,259,864
% African-American	40.1	14.3
% Hispanic	39.7	42.7
% White	18.6	39.8
% Other	1.7	3.2
% Econom. Disadvan.	60.8	51.8
% At Risk	49.9	40.1
TAAS RESULTS: % Students Passing - All Grades (Spring 2001)
All Tests Taken	55.7	82.2
African-American	45.6	72.0
Hispanic	55.7	75.6
White	68.9	90.4
Econom. Disadvan.	51.7	73.7
TEACHERS: Snapshot 2001 Report: 200-2001 T.E.A. Data
Average Years Experience	4.6	12.0
% With Over 5 Yrs. Exp.	25.3	65.1
% With Advanced Degrees	13.1	24.0
Teacher Turnover Rate	51.2	15.8