The head of the pancreas is on the right side of the abdomen and is connected to the duodenum (the first section of the small intestine) through a small tube called the pancreatic duct. The narrow end of the pancreas, called the tail, extends to the left side of the body.
Since the first enactment of charter school legislation in Minnesota in 1991, 43 states and the District of Columbia have adopted laws allowing charter schools. Alabama is the most recent state to allow charter schools. According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, there were 5,997 charter schools in the 2012-2013 school year, making up 6.3 percent of all U.S. public schools.
Over 90% of charter school students in Illinois are served in Chicago. As of the 2014-15 school year, charter students made up 14% of the district overall, 23% of high school students, and 11% of elementary students. Other charter school students reside in cities across the state, with the second largest charter student population in the city of Rockford.