Magnet school participation statistics
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Magnet schools, sometimes called theme-based schools, are public schools of choice that use specialized subject areas or innovative learning approaches to attract students from diverse backgrounds.
HIGHLIGHTS
The tables below present magnet school prevalence and participation data by state for multiple years. If data are not provided for a state, it is because data were not available, either because the state did not have magnet schools or because adequate information was not provided.[1][2]
2013-2014
| Magnet schools in the United States (2013-2014) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Number of magnet schools | Total enrollment | Minority enrollment percentage | Student-teacher ratio |
| Alabama | 42 | 20,709 | 66% | 17:1 |
| Alaska | 18 | 6,677 | 47% | 17:1 |
| Arizona | 19 | 15,029 | 86% | 18:1 |
| Arkansas | 33 | 17,852 | 66% | 14:1 |
| California | 546 | 578,145 | 81% | 25:1 |
| Colorado | 27 | 12,772 | 63% | 18:1 |
| Connecticut | 95 | 44,495 | 71% | 13:1 |
| Delaware | 3 | 2,480 | 31% | 18:1 |
| District of Columbia | 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Florida | 495 | 561,529 | 69% | 18:1 |
| Georgia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Hawaii | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Idaho | 19 | 9,912 | 17% | 21:1 |
| Illinois | 105 | 74,206 | 75% | 17:1 |
| Indiana | 33 | 14,498 | 68% | 14:1 |
| Iowa | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kansas | 33 | 15,024 | 63% | 15:1 |
| Kentucky | 39 | 35,177 | 50% | 17:1 |
| Louisiana | 78 | 44,977 | 68% | 16:1 |
| Maine | 1 | 129 | 17% | N/A |
| Maryland | 91 | 81,487 | 74% | 15:1 |
| Massachusetts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Michigan | 463 | 211,577 | 36% | 19:1 |
| Minnesota | 78 | 40,951 | 63% | 15:1 |
| Mississippi | 25 | 7,422 | 82% | 15:1 |
| Missouri | 29 | 14,199 | 79% | 14:1 |
| Montana | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nebraska | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nevada | 38 | 44,222 | 72% | 22:1 |
| New Hampshire | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| New Jersey | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| New Mexico | 2 | 612 | 85% | 14:1 |
| New York | 103 | 70,501 | 76% | 15:1 |
| North Carolina | 107 | 73,713 | 70% | 15:1 |
| North Dakota | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ohio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Oklahoma | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Oregon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Pennsylvania | 66 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Rhode Island | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| South Carolina | 108 | 82,437 | 60% | 16:1 |
| South Dakota | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tennessee | 133 | 92,665 | 69% | 16:1 |
| Texas | 251 | 223,962 | 86% | 17:1 |
| Utah | 22 | 11,044 | 24% | 23:1 |
| Vermont | 2 | 521 | 53% | 11:1 |
| Virginia | 137 | 138,395 | 61% | 16:1 |
| Washington | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| West Virginia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 2,506 | 38% | 16:1 |
| Wyoming | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, "Table 3. Number of operating public elementary and secondary schools, by school type, charter, magnet, Title I, and Title I schoolwide status, and state or jurisdiction: School year 2013–14," accessed June 1, 2016 Public School Review, "Find Public Schools," accessed June 1, 2016 | ||||
2011-2012
| Magnet schools in the United States (2011-2012) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Number of magnet schools | Total enrollment | Minority enrollment percentage | Student-teacher ratio |
| Alabama | 32 | 15,555 | 64% | 15:1 |
| Alaska | 1 | 406 | 39% | 16:1 |
| Arizona | 19 | 15,155 | 84% | 18:1 |
| Arkansas | 38 | 21,616 | 65% | 14:1 |
| California | 281 | 282,213 | 76% | 24:1 |
| Colorado | 24 | 10,833 | 61% | 18:1 |
| Connecticut | 69 | 31,205 | 72% | 13:1 |
| Delaware | 3 | 2,248 | 30% | 18:1 |
| Florida | 489 | 530,481 | 68% | 17:1 |
| Georgia | 21 | 11,129 | 77% | 15:1 |
| Idaho | 4 | 2,462 | 19% | 19:1 |
| Illinois | 108 | 75,960 | 76% | 18:1 |
| Indiana | 33 | 15,602 | 68% | 18:1 |
| Kansas | 36 | 14,909 | 61% | 14:1 |
| Kentucky | 42 | 38,482 | 47% | 16:1 |
| Louisiana | 84 | 49,756 | 69% | 14:1 |
| Maine | 1 | 108 | 18% | N/A* |
| Maryland | 91 | 80,197 | 73% | 15:1 |
| Michigan | 436 | 203,825 | 35% | 18:1 |
| Minnesota | 77 | 40,815 | 63% | 15:1 |
| Mississippi | 19 | 4,234 | 90% | 12:1 |
| Missouri | 29 | 14,149 | 78% | 14:1 |
| Nevada | 37 | 42,779 | 72% | 22:1 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 523 | 81% | 15:1 |
| North Carolina | 111 | 73,542 | 69% | 14:1 |
| Pennsylvania | 53 | 26,997 | 70% | 16:1 |
| South Carolina | 137 | 98,980 | 57% | 15:1 |
| Tennessee | 132 | 95,317 | 69% | 16:1 |
| Texas | 255 | 224,067 | 86% | 16:1 |
| Utah | 24 | 11,216 | 24% | 22:1 |
| Virginia | 135 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 1,596 | 43% | 15:1 |
| Sources: Public School Review, "Public School Review state magnet school pages," accessed December 12, 2014 National Center for Education Statistics, "Number of operating public elementary and secondary schools, by school type," accessed December 17, 2014 | ||||
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Table 3. Number of operating public elementary and secondary schools, by school type, charter, magnet, Title I, and Title I schoolwide status, and state or jurisdiction: School year 2013–14," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Public School Review, "Find Public Schools," accessed June 1, 2016
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