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List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Washington D. C. Charter Schools
District of Columbia
Friends of Choice in Urban Schools

Overview
Year of Law: 1995 (see Legislative Summary) Number of Charter Schools: 83 Number of Enrolled Students: 19733
Details: not available Web Communities: not available Discussions: Washington D. C. Discussion Group

Key Contacts

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Jack McCarthy
Managing Director
101 D Street, SE
2nd Floor
Washington, District of Columbia 20003
Ph: (202) 544-8650
Fx: (202) 544-8678
info@appletreeinstitute.org

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John Kern
Staff Associate
1530 16th Street NW #001 District of Columbia 20036
Ph: (202) 387-0405
Fx: (202) 667-3798
info@focus-dccharter.org

Legislative Summary
Law:   Charter School Legislation

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   D.C. Board of Education or the D.C. Public Charter School Board.

Length of charter:   15 years

Caps on number of schools:   Yes. 20 per year. Each of the two charter authorizers may not approve more than 10 petitions per year.

Funding:   Charter Schools receive public funds based on the number of students they enroll, as do all District of Columbia public schools.