Florida State Profile of Charter Schools

Last updated: 05-05-2008

List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Florida Department of Education
Florida Consortium of Charter Schools

Overview

Year Law Passed	# of Charter Schools	# of Students Enrolled
1996	356	98,000

Statewide Support Organizations FL Dept. of Ed.: Office of Independent Education & Parental Choice Florida Charter School Resource Center Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools Florida Department of Education Legislative Summary Law:   Florida Charter Education Statutes as Revised by the 2003 Florida Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2003 Amendment(s):   not available Authorizers:   Local boards and state universities are the primary charter approving agencies. Length of charter:   3, 10, or 15-year terms Caps on number of schools:   No cap for conversion charter schools. Yearly cap for start-up charter schools varies by the population of a district. Charter schools are limited to no more than 28 in each school district that has 100,000 or more students; no more than 20 charter schools in each school district that has 50,000 to 99,999 students; and no more than 12 charter schools in each school district that has fewer than 50,000 students. Funding:   Comparable with other public schools