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

Overview
Year of Law: 1996 (see Legislative Summary) Number of Charter Schools: 31 Number of Enrolled Students: 5423
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Key Contacts

Legislative Summary
Law:   South Carolina Charter Schools Act

Amendment(s):   The law was originally enacted in 1996 and amended in 2002.

Authorizers:   Authorizers are local school district boards of trustees.

Length of charter:   5 years

Caps on number of schools:   There is no cap on the number of charter schools.

Funding:   A charter school is entitled to receive local, state and federal funds based on its student population. The district distributes local and state funds to the charter school.