RALEIGH, N.C. — This school year marks 25 years since charter schools opened in North Carolina.
New data shows parents are switching their children from traditional public school districts, like Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, to one of the state’s 203 charter schools.
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The state Board of Education reported 117,000 students were enrolled in charter schools for the 2019-2020 school year. That number jumped to 126,000 the next year. And for the 2022-2023 school year, enrollment hit more than 130,000.
“The majority are coming from traditional public schools, the majority come from CMS or Union County,” said Dr. Josh Swartzlander, Queens Grant’s principal.
>> In the video at the top of the page, Channel 9′s Jonathan Lowe finds out what’s behind the attraction.
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