http://www.uft.org/files/attachments/secure/demographics-charters-v-traditional.pdf

The chart below gives the average percentages of English language learners (ELL); total special education students (Students with Disabilities); special education students in self-contained classrooms; and students in temporary housing in charter and traditional public elementary and K-8 schools in the city’s Community School Districts. Charter schools are in red and traditional public schools are in blue. The averages are from the 2013-14 school year, calculated using public data from the NYC Department of Education.

charter vs. public