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List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Texas Education Agency
Resource Center for Charter Schools

Overview
Year of Law: 1995 (see Legislative Summary) Number of Charter Schools: 427 Number of Enrolled Students: 113760
Details: Three different types of charter schools are found in Texas: the open enrollment charter, the home rule school district charter, and the campus charter. Web Communities: not available Discussions: Texas Discussion Group

Key Contacts

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Dr. Susan Barnes
Assistant Commissioner for Charter Schools
1701 N. Congress Ave.
Austin, Texas 78701
Ph: (512) 463-9575
Fx: (512) 463-9732
sbarnes@tea.state.tx.us

Legislative Summary
Law:   Link to the Texas Legislature Online.

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   Open enrollment charters- granted by the state
Campus program charters- granted by a school district
Home-rule school district charters- granted by a school district

Length of charter:   Not set out in statute

Caps on number of schools:   Open enrollment charters- cap of 215 schools unless the school serves at least 75 percent "at-risk" or drop-out students
Campus program charters- no cap
Home-rule school district charters- no cap

Funding:   Funding for district-approved charters is negotiated with sponsor district and specified in charter. Open-enrollment charters receive 100 percent of the state and district operations and maintenance funding that follows students, based on average district per-pupil revenue.