Clark County Charter Schools Fastest Growing in the Nation

I just came across an article in the Las Vegas Sun that reported that the number of students enrolled in Clark Country grew by 64 percent from last year to this year.

In fact, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, that is the highest growth percentage for any metropolitan area in the entire country.

The article mentioned that while charter school growth was slow in the beginning, enrollment has doubled in the last 3 years as parents look for alternative education methods than the traditional public school.

While the growth is great, Nevada still has a lot of growing to do to catch up to the nation.  (For example, while Clark County and Miami-Dade County are comparative in size, Miami has 34,000 more charter school students than Clark County.)

As we continue to work with charter schools, we’re excited by the growth we’ve seen within the state.  We also know that as more embrace the charter school’s philosophies, intuition, and innovation.