20: Number of first-generation charters granted to publicly funded nonreligious schools in the inaugural year, 1996-97.
190: Number of charters operating in Texas in 2003-04.
274: Number of campuses those charters operated in 2003-04.
73,426: Number of students enrolled in Texas charter schools.
4 million: Number of students enrolled in schools statewide.
80: Percent of Texas charter school students who are racial minorities.
57: Percent of traditional Texas public school students who are racial minorities.
70: Percent of Texas charter school students who are at risk of failure or dropping out.
— Connie Sadowski
