The percentage of children whose parents enrolled them in a
public school other than their assigned public school increased
between 1993 and 2007. This indicator examines the availability
of public school choice programs and the students who attend
chosen public schools, as reported by parents. From 1993 to
2007, the percentage of children attending a "chosen" public
school (a public school other than their assigned public school)
increased from 11 to 16 percent, while the percentage of
children attending an assigned public school decreased from 80
to 73 percent (see table A-32-1). The percentages of children
attending private schools also increased between 1993 and 2007
(from 8 to 9 percent for private church-related schools and from
2 to 3 percent for private not church-related schools). Some
choice among public schools was available to 46 percent of
students in 2007, according to their parents' reports (see table
A-32-2). Public school choice was available to a greater
percentage of students in the West (5