Texas
446,633 charter students and $11,821 in state funding per student. Most large networks open applications in September or October.
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Enrollment Marketing by State
Charter school funding, lottery rules, and advertising limits are set state by state. Each guide below covers one state: how big its charter sector is, what a student is worth in funding, when families apply, what your ads can and cannot say, and what a submitted application is worth.
Florida
408,481 charter students and $9,335 per student in 2026-27. Charters compete with the country's largest scholarship programs.
Read the Florida guideArizona
224,448 charter students and $9,206 in formula funding per student. The largest networks open applications in November.
Read the Arizona guideNorth Carolina
161,057 charter students and $7,645 in state funding per student. Large charters open applications November 1.
Read the North Carolina guideTennessee
44,689 charter students and at least $8,016 in funding per student. Most attend Memphis- and Nashville-authorized schools.
Read the Tennessee guideNew Mexico
About 30,264 charter students and about $14,428 in state formula funding per student. More than half of the state's charter schools are in Albuquerque.
Read the New Mexico guideNew York
Over 180,000 charter students statewide and $20,663 per student in New York City. Two-thirds of NYC charters are independent or part of a small network.
Read the New York guideColorado
136,627 charter students and a statewide average of $12,325 per student in 2026-27. Denver's 2027-28 choice window opens December 1.
Read the Colorado guideOhio
340 community schools (Ohio's charters) serve 119,266 students. The state pays them directly, with an average base cost of $8,242 per student in 2026-27.
Read the Ohio guideLouisiana
145 charter schools serve 100,174 students, about 15.0% of Louisiana public school students. The New Orleans 2027-28 application opens November 2.
Read the Louisiana guideUtah
148 charter schools serve 85,204 students, about 13.0% of Utah public school students. Charters hold 19.4% of kindergarten seats.
Read the Utah guideIndiana
138 charter schools enroll 55,608 K to 12 students, about 5.6% of Indiana public school students. The charter share is highest in grades 9 to 12, at 6.9%.
Read the Indiana guideGeorgia
Georgia has 105 approved charter schools. State charters count 39,457 full-time-equivalent students, and two virtual schools hold 43% of them.
Read the Georgia guideCalifornia
California has 1,263 charter schools and 725,646 charter students, about 12.7% of the state's public school students.
Read the California guideFind out what a seat actually costs you
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