1-19-2023 8:38pm

National School Choice Week

Lorraine Mabbett Editor

There are 9.2 million children living in California; their parents have a wide variety of choices for education: California School Choice Roadmap - National School Choice Week

California spends an average of $14,031 per public school pupil each year.
- Traditional public schools -
- Public charter schools -
  - The first charter school in California opened in 1994 in San Carlos.
  - There are now 1000 charter schools in California
  - One of the largest Charter Schools is in Granada Hills, in the San Fernando Valley!
- Public magnet schools
  - There are at least 400 magnet schools or programs in California
  - Seven California School Districts have a magnet program including LAUSD.
  - California magnet schools function and are funded at the California Department of Education.
Private schools
- There are 3,675 private schools in California
- Estimated average cost for private school education annually is
  - $14,810 for elementary schools
  - $21,220 for high schools
Online academies
- In California, a fully online school is only allowed to serve students in contiguous counties, not students statewide.
- California has more than 30 online charter schools
Homeschooling
- California state law requires between October 1 – October 15 of each year a parent file a notice of intent to homeschool
- It is recommended that you formally withdraw from your current school so that your student is not marked truant.

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