As schools of choice, startup charter schools must attract students to survive.
They depend largely on per-pupil money from the state, and without enough enrollment to cover their overhead, they risk going out of business.
"If you look at charter schools across the country, on average 10 percent of charters are revoked each year," said Rep. Roy Takumi, chairman of the House Education Committee. "Why? It's because they are meant to be experiments. There are going to be some successes and some failures.
