ERIC Number: EJ1155421
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1558-2159
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Equal Access? Analyzing Charter Location Relative to Demographics in Ohio
Saultz, Andrew; Yaluma, Christopher B.
Journal of School Choice, v11 n3 p458-476 2017
We analyze the geographical distribution of, and access to, charter schools in the state of Ohio. Using poverty and race data from the U.S. Census, as well as publicly available student achievement scores, we analyze the locational preferences of charter schools. We use Geographic Information System (GIS) to visual display charter school locations relative to these community variables. Results suggest that policies limiting charters to locate in low performing school districts (labeled "challenged districts") lead charters to cluster in urban cities; thus students living in poverty in large portions of the state lack easy access to school choice options. Further, we find that charters tend to avoid areas of the highest concentrations of poverty and Hispanic (though not Black) students.
Descriptors: Demography, Access to Education, Equal Education, Geographic Distribution, Charter Schools, Census Figures, Poverty, Racial Composition, Racial Distribution, Student Records, Predictor Variables, School Choice, Low Income Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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