Charter School Authorizers
1,750 authorizers tracked, covering 8,327 charter schools.
A charter school authorizer is the public body that grants and oversees a charter. Authorizers vary by state — they may be the state board of education, a local school district, a public university, or a nonprofit organization. Click any authorizer for its full school list and closure history.
State boards & state agencies45 authorizers
- STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONTexas · 897 schools
- CHARTER BOARD (CSB)Arizona · 599 schools
- NC STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONNorth Carolina · 230 schools
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOLS INSTITUTENew York · 212 schools
- USBEUtah · 131 schools
- DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARDDistrict of Columbia · 126 schools
- STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONArkansas · 114 schools
- NYS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF CHARTER SCHOOLSNew York · 96 schools
- NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONNew Jersey · 88 schools
- STATE SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLSNevada · 83 schools
- LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONLouisiana · 82 schools
- MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONMassachusetts · 77 schools
- COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATIONTexas · 75 schools
- IDAHO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSIONIdaho · 70 schools
- PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMISSIONNew Mexico · 60 schools
- INDIANAPOLIS CHARTER SCHOOL BOARDIndiana · 54 schools
- STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS COMMISSIONGeorgia · 49 schools
- STATE CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTEColorado · 45 schools
- STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONNew Hampshire · 43 schools
- RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONRhode Island · 40 schools
- MO CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMMissouri · 39 schools
- STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSIONHawaii · 38 schools
- INDIANA CHARTER SCHOOL BOARDIndiana · 29 schools
- CHARTER INSTITUTE AT ERSKINESouth Carolina · 28 schools
- OFFICE OF OHIO SCHOOL SPONSORSHIPOhio · 26 schools
- CONNECTICUT STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONConnecticut · 22 schools
- AL CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSIONAlabama · 17 schools
- STATEWIDE VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL BOARDOklahoma · 16 schools
- WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSIONWashington · 16 schools
- PENNSYLVANIA DEPARMENT OF EDUCATIONPennsylvania · 14 schools
Showing 30 of 45 state board authorizers.
Local school districts1641 authorizers
- DADE DISTRICT OFFICEFlorida · 177 schools
- CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 299Illinois · 111 schools
- BROWARD DISTRICT OFFICEFlorida · 90 schools
- PHILADELPHIA CITY SDPennsylvania · 87 schools
- HILLSBOROUGH DISTRICT OFFICEFlorida · 61 schools
- SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE COUNTY OF DENVER AND STATE OF CColorado · 56 schools
- MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLSTennessee · 54 schools
- ESC OF LAKE ERIE WESTOhio · 53 schools
- LOS ANGELES UNIFIEDCalifornia · 51 schools
- PALM BEACH DISTRICT OFFICEFlorida · 49 schools
- DUVAL DISTRICT OFFICEFlorida · 45 schools
- ORANGE DISTRICT OFFICEFlorida · 44 schools
- SC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICTSouth Carolina · 43 schools
- ORLEANS PARISHLouisiana · 40 schools
- NYC BOE OFFICE OF CHARTER SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY AND SUPPORTNew York · 37 schools
- POLK DISTRICT OFFICEFlorida · 35 schools
- BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLSMaryland · 31 schools
- ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLSNew Mexico · 31 schools
- SAN ANTONIO ISDTexas · 31 schools
- DAVIDSON COUNTYTennessee · 27 schools
- LEE DISTRICT OFFICEFlorida · 26 schools
- OSCEOLA DISTRICT OFFICEFlorida · 26 schools
- RED CLAYDelaware · 23 schools
- JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1Colorado · 19 schools
- ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLSGeorgia · 19 schools
- MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICTWisconsin · 19 schools
- DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1Colorado · 18 schools
- PINELLAS DISTRICT OFFICEFlorida · 17 schools
- ALACHUA DISTRICT OFFICEFlorida · 16 schools
- MANATEE DISTRICT OFFICEFlorida · 15 schools
Showing 30 of 1641 district authorizers.
Universities36 authorizers
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITYMichigan · 82 schools
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITYMichigan · 74 schools
- BAY MILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGEMichigan · 54 schools
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITYMichigan · 34 schools
- SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITYMichigan · 31 schools
- LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITYMichigan · 28 schools
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITYIndiana · 24 schools
- UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMASMinnesota · 23 schools
- EDUCATION ONE LLC - TRINEIndiana · 13 schools
- ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - MAINArizona · 12 schools
- EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITYMichigan · 12 schools
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITYMissouri · 12 schools
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEEWisconsin · 12 schools
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMAOklahoma · 11 schools
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMWisconsin · 11 schools
- NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITYMichigan · 9 schools
- OAKLAND UNIVERSITYMichigan · 9 schools
- UNIVERSITY OF MO - ST LOUISMissouri · 7 schools
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYMissouri · 6 schools
- LANGSTON UNIVERSITYOklahoma · 6 schools
- ROSE STATE COLLEGEOklahoma · 6 schools
- GRACE COLLEGEIndiana · 4 schools
- SOUTHEAST MO STATE UNIVERSITYMissouri · 3 schools
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITYOklahoma · 3 schools
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYFlorida · 2 schools
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANAIndiana · 2 schools
- CALUMET COLLEGEIndiana · 2 schools
- FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITYFlorida · 1 school
- WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGEMichigan · 1 school
- JACKSON COLLEGEMichigan · 1 school
Showing 30 of 36 university authorizers.
Nonprofits15 authorizers
- ST ALOYSIUS ORPHANAGEOhio · 81 schools
- INNOVATIVE QUALITY SCHOOLSMinnesota · 65 schools
- OSPREY WILDS ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTERMinnesota · 63 schools
- BUCKEYE COMMUNITY HOPE FOUNDATIONOhio · 52 schools
- OHIO COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLSOhio · 50 schools
- NOVATION EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIESMinnesota · 49 schools
- VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA - MINNESOTAMinnesota · 38 schools
- PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIESMinnesota · 33 schools
- MINNESOTA GUILD OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLSMinnesota · 27 schools
- EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CONSULTANTS OF OHIOOhio · 23 schools
- FRIENDS OF EDUCATIONMinnesota · 22 schools
- THOMAS B. FORDHAM FOUNDATIONOhio · 14 schools
- RICHLAND ACADEMY OF THE ARTSOhio · 7 schools
- LIMESTONE CHARTERS ASSOCIATIONSouth Carolina · 6 schools
- STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT MINNESOTAMinnesota · 2 schools
Other / unclassified13 authorizers
- CAMBRIANCalifornia · 4 schools
- HICKMAN COMMUNITY CHARTERCalifornia · 3 schools
- CHEROKEE NATIONOklahoma · 2 schools
- PROVIDENCERhode Island · 2 schools
- ACKERMAN CHARTERCalifornia · 1 school
- HAWTHORNECalifornia · 1 school
- KERN HIGHCalifornia · 1 school
- SANTA CRUZ CITY HIGHCalifornia · 1 school
- SANTA ROSA HIGHCalifornia · 1 school
- WHEATLANDCalifornia · 1 school
- TRI-RIVERSOhio · 1 school
- COMANCHE NATIONOklahoma · 1 school
- CRANSTONRhode Island · 1 school