Are Charter Schools Public or Private?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Today, about 3.7 million students attend charter schools, in 44 states and Washington, D.C., representing about 7 percent of the public school sector.
53% : If the Supreme Court decides charter schools are private, it would most likely allow St. Isidore to open, and potentially pave the way for religious charter schools in other states.
50% : They are like traditional public schools in many ways because they are paid for by taxpayers and free to attend.
46% : But charter schools are also run by private entities, often nonprofits, and are not zoned, allowing students to attend regardless of their ZIP codes.
34% : Justices will most likely consider technical issues, like how charter schools are created.
34% : "A charter school doesn't exist unless the government gives it reason to open," said Starlee Coleman, president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, which opposes allowing religious institutions to operate charter schools.

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