Texas State Profile of Charter Schools

Last updated: 01-08-2008

List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Texas Education Agency
Resource Center for Charter Schools

Overview

Year Law Passed	# of Charter Schools	# of Students Enrolled
1995	207	70,861

Statewide Support Organizations Resource Center for Charter Schools Texas Education Agency Legislative Summary Law:   Link to the Texas Legislature Online. Amendment(s):   not available Authorizers:   Open enrollment charters- granted by the state Campus program charters- granted by a school district Home-rule school district charters- granted by a school district Length of charter:   Not set out in statute Caps on number of schools:   Open enrollment charters- cap of 215 schools unless the school serves at least 75 percent "at-risk" or drop-out students Campus program charters- no cap Home-rule school district charters- no cap Funding:   Funding for district-approved charters is negotiated with sponsor district and specified in charter. Open-enrollment charters receive 100 percent of the state and district operations and maintenance funding that follows students, based on average district per-pupil revenue.