Exceeds 6 Percent for First Time
Charter Enrollments Continue to Increase
At the Expense of Traditional ISDs
Texas charter schools this school year continued their past trends of eating into ISD enrollments, according to a TEN analysis of the TEA’s official 2019-20 public school enrollment data.
- Total charter school enrollments for this school year increased by 20,031 students to 336,900, a 6.3 percent increase.
- Charter school enrollments now make up 6.1 percent of the state’s total 2019-20 enrollment of 5,493,940.This is the first time charters have broken the 6 percent barrier. (see graphic on right)
- ISD enrollments increased by 41,999 students to 5,157,040 this school year, a 0.82 percent increase.
- As previously reported in TEN (March 30), overall student enrollment increased by 62,030 to 5,493,940 (1.14 percent) this school year. (See also 2019-20 budgeted school employee pay data in TEN, April 6.)
Largest School Year 2019-20 Enrollments
Charter districts (headquarters county), enrollment:
1. IDEA Public Schools (Hidalgo), 49,480.
2. Kipp Texas Public Schools (Travis), 28,672.
3. Uplift Education (Dallas), 20,068.
4. International Leadership of Texas (Dallas), 19,359.
5. Texas College Preparatory Academies (Taylor), 13,079.
6. YES Prep Public Schools (Harris), 12,074.
7. Harmony Science Academy-Waco (McClennan), 9,724.
ISDs, with enrollment:
1. Houston ISD, 210,061.
2. Dallas ISD, 153,861.
3. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, 117,446.
4. Northside ISD (Bexar County), 107,817.
5. Katy ISD, 83,423.
6. Fort Worth ISD, 82,891.
7. Austin, 80,911.
Additional Resources:
- 2019-20 ISD and charter enrollment rankings (Excel spreadsheet)
- 2019-20 ISD enrollment rankings (pdf)
- 2019-20 charter enrollment rankings (pdf)
- TEA Enrollment Trends (currently through School Year 2018-19)