Arkansas State Profile
Last updated: 01-16-2009  (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.)


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

Overview
Year of Law:   1995  (see Legislative Summary)
Number of Charter Schools:   28
Number of Enrolled Students:   4300
Details:   not available
Web Communities:   not available
Discussions:   not available

Key Contacts


Legislative Summary
Law:   Arkansas Charter School Law

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   Both the local school board and the state board of education must approve application. No school district with an enrollment of less than 500 is eligible to sponsor open enrollment charter schools. The State Board of Education is authorized to renew the open-enrollment public charter on a one-year or multi-year basis of no longer than 5 years.

Length of charter:   5 years

Caps on number of schools:   Yes. The state board of education may grant no more than 12 charters for open enrollment charter schools , and no more than 3 open enrollment charters may be granted in any single congressional district.

Funding:   For conversion charter schools, school district. For open enrollment charter schools, state. Each school receives funds equal to the minimum state revenue per average daily membership. They may apply for one-time implementation grants from the federal government and also grants from private foundations.