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New Mexico State Profile
Last updated: 01-08-2008  (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.)

List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
New Mexico Public Education Department

Overview
Year Law Passed # of Charter Schools # of Students Enrolled
1993 62 11,361

Statewide Support Organizations
New Mexico Coalition for Charter Schools
 New Mexico Department of Education
News
Popularity of Charter Schools Increasing in Albuquerque 2/3/08
New Mexico Commission Denies All But One Charter School Application 9/14/07
New Mexico Charter Schools Outperform District Schools in AYP 8/27/07
Presidential Candidate Bill Richardson Includes Charters in His Education Platform 8/10/07
7th Annual National Charter Schools Conference to Be Held This Week in New Mexico 4/20/07

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Legislative Summary
Law:   1999 Charter Schools Act

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   All school districts in NM are charter school authorizers.

Length of charter:   5 years, can be renewed for term of up to 5 years

Caps on number of schools:   Yes. 75 start-ups and 25 conversions in a five-year period.

Funding:   Minimum of 98 percent of state and school district operations funding follows students, based on average school district per-pupil revenue.