Wednesday, July 7, 2021

 

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Out of Proportion

Charter schools dominate the conversation, but not the enrollment numbers

David White | Wednesday, July 7, 2021

This 100% bar graph shows the proportion of U.S. students that are enrolled in charter schools vs. how many are enrolled in traditional public schools. The underlying data was released by the U.S. Department of Education.

Despite their prominence in the national conversation and some very high-profile advocates (and detractors), charter schools account for only 6.5% of all public school students in the United States.

 
blog posts, data visualizationDavid Whitepart-to-whole, 100% bar graph, Tableau, July 2021 - Challenges & Inequality in Public Education

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