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Texas State Profile
Last updated: 03-17-2009  (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.)

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 427 113,760

Statewide Support Organizations
Resource Center for Charter Schools
 Texas Charter Schools Association
 Texas Education Agency
News
Catholic Schools in San Antonio Studying Public Charter School Idea 11/30/08
Texas Bumps Up Against Public Charter School Cap 11/23/08
Texas Contends Several Public Charter Schools Inflated Attendance 11/2/08
Chief of Staff to U.S. Secretary of Education Appointed Executive Director of New Texas Charter Schools Association 9/24/08
Long Waiting Lists for Texas' Public Charter Schools Put Pressure on Cap 9/1/08

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Resources
13th Annual Texas Charter Schools Conference, Dallas, May 12-14th
1st Annual Texas Charter C.H.O.I.C.E. Legislative Leadership Summit, Austin, September 18-19
Calculating the Demand for Charter Schools
Overview of Texas Charter Schools in 2006-07
Texas Charter School Legislation and the Evolution of Open-Enrollment Charter Schools



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.