Student enrollment in New York City’s public charter schools has doubled over the last four years, ranking NYC’s charter sector second only to Los Angeles in terms of total charter enrollment. In key neighborhoods — including Harlem, the South Bronx, and Bedford-Stuyvesant — 1 in 3 students currently attends a charter school. In fact, 1 in 10 students citywide will be enrolled in a charter school by the 2016-17 school year. The Charter Center’s analysis of enrollment patterns and charter school expansion in NYC reveals robust growth that is difficult to ignore.
