Background:

Charter schools are publicly funded schools that have been provided waivers from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to similar school in exchange for some meeting specific accountability targets, laid out in the school’s charter.  The charter school movement traces its history to the late 1980s, with the first state charter legislation passed (by Minnesota) in 1991.  Currently, 40 states and the District of Columbia have the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have signed into law charter school legislation.  A total of 1,122,367 students are enrolled in 3,909 school across the country.

What are the number and enrollment figures for charter schools in the South?