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Where I live they are often attended by white students to avoid public schools that have sizable black student populations.

There are many benefits and drawbacks to charter schools. The conditions in my area are not universal to other parts of the country.

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Demographics of charter schools vary widely by state - https://ballotpedia.org/Charter_school_demographics

There seems to be a prevailing notion that they are enclaves for scared white parents, but the reality is a bit more complex than that.

That's why I was careful to say these are the conditions only in my immediate region. In my opinion grouping this by State is too macro. There are charter schools in my area predominantly attended by black students but they are central and easily accessible. There are charter schools further away from the city center that require additional travel that is simply not as affordable to lower income students. The numbers at a state level would show a more distributed attendance by race that the reality does not reflect.

That’s an interesting statement. Which area is this?

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