Alabama Charter School Parent Voice

Abstract

In 2015, Alabama became the 43rd state to establish charter schools as part of their public education system. To better understand if Alabama charter schools meet their objectives, we conducted a survey (and subsequent focus groups) of 460 parents across six Alabama charter schools during the 2023-24 school year. By large margins, parents expressed high satisfaction with their child’s school. Moreover, 87% indicated they would re-enroll their child at their school, and the same proportion gave their school a letter grade of A or B. Parents across all racial and special education groups similarly agreed that their child’s school leader and teachers were responsive and that their school was inclusive of all students.