Table 1.
Variable | Chicago | Houston | Los Angeles | New York City |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of public schools (charter schools) | 642 (118 charter) | 280 (19 charter) | 1386 (288 charter) | 1866 (260 charter) |
K-12 public school enrollment | 337,664 | 209,772 | 557,560 | 1,126,501 |
Percent of FARM students | 76.4% | 74.9% | 80% | 72.8% |
English learners (EL) | 18.8% | N/A | 22.2% | 13.2% |
African American | 35.9% | 24.0% | 8.2% | 25.5% |
Asian | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 16.2% |
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | N/A | 2.1% | NA |
Hispanic | 46.6% | 61.8% | 73.4% | 40.6% |
Multi-racial | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA |
Native American/Alaskan | 0.3% | NA | < 1% | NA |
White | 10.8% | 8.7% | 10.5% | 15.1% |
Not available | 0.7% | NA | 1% | NA |
All data derived from publicly available school district data
NA, not available