Louisiana State Profile

Last updated: 09-25-2008  (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.)


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

Overview

Year of Law:   1995  (see Legislative Summary) Number of Charter Schools:   66 Number of Enrolled Students:   25000

Details:   not available Web Communities:   not available Discussions:   not available

Key Contacts


Legislative Summary
Law:   '> Louisiana's Expanded Charter School Law

Amendment(s):   Changes to the Charter School Law were made by bills passed during the 1999 and 2001 regular legislative sessions.

Authorizers:   Local school board or the Lousiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).

Length of charter:   5 years

Caps on number of schools:   Up to 42 charter schools statewide.

Funding:   A Type 1, Type 3 or Type 4 charter school receives its funding through its local school board, and a Type 2 charter school receives its funding through the State Department of Education and BESE