Baltimore’s 30 public charter schools enroll nearly 11,000 of the 83,000 pre-K through 12th grade public school students in the city, with students coming from a wide range of neighborhoods, income levels and ethnic backgrounds. Waitlists for enrollment spots range from 50 to 1000 students per school. The foundation has supported the charter sector since 2006, when it helped create Supporting Public Schools of Choice to provide technical assistance to schools. This grant funded staff salaries at the Alliance, which works to improve the operating climate for schools we already have and to attract more high performing charter operators to the state.