Charter School Data & Publications

Data found on this page specifically relates to charter schools in Colorado. If you are in need of data not represented on this page, please go to the CDE Data Request Page.

Charter School Data

• Total Charter Schools & Authorizers/Districts
• Demographics
• Enrollment

Charter School Publications

• The 2023 State of Charter Schools in Colorado Annual Report (pdf)
• The 2019 State of Charter Schools in Colorado Triennial Report  (pdf)
• The 2016 State of Charter Schools in Colorado Triennial Report  (pdf)
• The 2013 State of Charter Schools in Colorado Triennial Report  (pdf)
• The 2009 State of Charter Schools in Colorado Triennial Report (pdf)
• The 2005 State of Charter Schools in Colorado Report (pdf)
• The 2002 State of Charter Schools in Colorado Report (pdf)

Equity Convenings

• November 2022: Equity Convening White Paper and Toolkit - Prepared in collaboration with the Colorado League of Charter Schools

  • Fall 2022 Equity Convening Toolkit 
  • Equitable Student Enrollment and Retention Practices: Creating Choice for All

• June 2022: Equity Convening White Paper and Toolkit - Prepared in collaboration with the Colorado League of Charter Schools

  • Spring 2022 Equity Convening Toolkit 
  • Retaining Staff Using People Centric Strategies to Build a Culture of Equity and Belonging: White Paper (PDF)

• Spring 2021 Equity Convening: Applying Equity Frameworks to Advance Systemic Change in Education

This one day convening, held Friday June 18th, 2021 assembled charter school leaders and authorizers to discuss how best to leverage frameworks when making systemic decisions around school improvement and policy change to advance equity. This event featured expert guest speakers, panel discussions, and workshops designed to build awareness and opportunities for peer-to-peer strategizing for implementation of equity frameworks at the school level and oversight and support activities for authorizers. Below are the recordings of each session of this event and the DropBox with additional resources.

• Plenary Sessions
  • Welcome & Keynote
  • Panel/Presentation: Leveraging Parents & Community When Applying Equity Frameworks
• Workshops
  • Moving from Theory to Practice: Workshop #1 Culturally Responsive Trauma Informed Care
  • Moving from Theory to Practice: Workshop #3 Targeted Universalism
  • Sharing Power: Centering Parents in our Models
• Authorizer Workshop
  • Authorizer Workshop: Community Centered Authorizing Authorizer
• Resources
  • 2021 Equity Convening: Applying Frameworks to Advance Systemic Change in Education Presentations and Additional Resources (DropBox)