Charter schools are delivering outstanding results throughout our state. That's one reason why more than 13,000 students are on waiting lists for charter school seats in Illinois.
Take a look at some of the great results achieved by Illinois charter schools. See the complete performance report or read a few of the following highlights:
In areas of student achievement, charter public schools are substantially ahead of the curve.
According to the RAND Corporation, for the average eighth-grade charter student continuing on to a charter high school can result in an advantage of 7 percentage points in the probability of graduating from high school and an 11 percentage points in the likelihood of enrolling in college.
More charter school students than Chicago Public School students graduate from high school on time.
73% of students entering Chicago's charter high schools in 2008 graduated on time, compared to 68% overall in the district.
Charter school students have a high rate of advancement to higher education.
76% of charter high school graduates are enrolled in post-secondary education.
Charter schools serve far more low-income students than public schools in Illinois overall.
74% of Illinois charter school students and 41% of Illinois public school students come from low-income backgrounds.
Racial diversity in Chicago charter school student bodies is similar to that of Chicago Public Schools.
64% of Chicago charter school students are African-American, compared to 47% of Chicago Public School students, and 30% of the city's charter school students are Hispanic, compared to 39% of its public school students.
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