Charter School Authorizing Board Information
ARIZONA
# Active Authorizers: 2
AZ State Board for Charter Schools (ASBCS)
Arizona State University
UTAH
# Active Authorizers: 2
UT State Charter School Board
Utah State University
NORTH CAROLINA
# Active Authorizers: 1
Charter School Review Board (CSRB)
SOUTH CAROLINA
# Active Authorizers: 3
South Carolina Public Charter School District
Charter Institute at Erskine
Limestone Charter Association
TEXAS
# Active Authorizers: 3
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Local School Districts
The University of Texas System
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FLORIDA
# Active Authorizers: 4
Local School Districts
Charter School Review Commission
Tallahassee State College
Florida Charter Institute (Miami Dade College)
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COLORADO
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts
Colorado Charter School Institute (CSI)
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CALIFORNIA
# Active Authorizers: 3
Local School Districts
County Offices of Education (COEs)
California State Board of Education (SBE)
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MINNESOTA
# Active Authorizers: 3
Local School Districts
Minnesota Guild of Public Charter Schools
Volunteers of America-Minnesota (VOA)
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NEW YORK
# Active Authorizers: 3
Local School Districts
New York State Board of Regents
State University of New York (SUNY) Charter Schools Institute
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GEORGIA
# Active Authorizers: 3
Local School Districts
State Charter Schools Commission (SCSC)
Georgia State Board of Education
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PENNSYLVANIA
# Active Authorizers: 3
Local School Districts
State Charter Appeal Board (CAB)
Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)
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OHIO
# Active Authorizers: 4
Local School Districts
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW)
Buckeye Community Hope Foundation
St. Aloysius Orphanage
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INDIANA
# Active Authorizers: 4
Local School Districts
Indiana Charter School Board (ICSB)
Indianapolis Mayor’s Office of Education Innovation
Ball State University
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MICHIGAN
# Active Authorizers: 4
Local School Districts
Intermediate School Districts (ISDs)
Bay Mills Community College
Grand Valley State University
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WISCONSIN
# Active Authorizers: 4
Local School Districts
Office of Educational Opportunity (OEO), University of Wisconsin System
City of Milwaukee Common Council
Waukesha County Executive
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MAINE
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts
Maine Charter School Commission (MCSC)
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts
New Hampshire State Board of Education
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VERMONT
# Active Authorizers: 1
Vermont State Board of Education
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MASSACHUSETTS
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts
Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
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CONNECTICUT
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts
Connecticut State Board of Education
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RHODE ISLAND
# Active Authorizers: 1
Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education
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NEW JERSEY
# Active Authorizers: 1
New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE)
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DELAWARE
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts
Delaware Department of Education (DDOE)
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MARYLAND
# Active Authorizers: 1
Local School Districts
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WASHINGTON, DC
# Active Authorizers: 1
DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB)
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VIRGINIA
# Active Authorizers: 1
Local School Divisions
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WEST VIRGINIA
# Active Authorizers: 3
County School Boards
West Virginia Professional Charter School Board (WVPCSB)
West Virginia Board of Education
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KENTUCKY
# Active Authorizers: 3
Local School Districts
Mayors of Louisville and Lexington
Kentucky Board of Education
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TENNESSEE
# Active Authorizers: 3
Local School Districts
Tennessee Public Charter School Commission (TPCSC)
Achievement School District (ASD)
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ALABAMA
# Active Authorizers: 3
Local School Districts
Alabama Public Charter School Commission (APCSC)
University of West Alabama
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MISSISSIPPI
# Active Authorizers: 1
Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board (MCSAB)
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LOUISIANA
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts (Local Education Agencies)
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)
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ARKANSAS
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts
Arkansas State Board of Education
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MISSOURI
# Active Authorizers: 3
Local School Districts
Missouri Charter Public School Commission (MCPSC)
University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)
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ILLINOIS
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
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IOWA
# Active Authorizers: 1
Local School Districts
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NORTH DAKOTA
# Active Authorizers: 0
Local School Districts
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SOUTH DAKOTA
# Active Authorizers: 0
Local School Districts
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NEBRASKA
# Active Authorizers: 0
Local School Districts
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KANSAS
# Active Authorizers: 1
Local School Districts
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OKLAHOMA
# Active Authorizers: 3
Local School Districts
Statewide Charter School Board (SCSB)
Rose State College
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MONTANA
# Active Authorizers: 1
Local School Districts
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WYOMING
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts
Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board (WCSAB)
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IDAHO
# Active Authorizers: 3
Local School Districts
Idaho Public Charter School Commission (PCSC)
Northwest Nazarene University
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NEW MEXICO
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts
Public Education Commission (PEC)
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WASHINGTON
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts
Washington State Charter School Commission (CSC)
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OREGON
# Active Authorizers: 2
Local School Districts
Oregon State Board of Education
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NEVADA
# Active Authorizers: 3
Local School Districts
State Public Charter School Authority (SPCSA)
University of Nevada, Reno
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HAWAII
# Active Authorizers: 1
State Public Charter School Commission (SPCSC)
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ALASKA
# Active Authorizers: 1
Local School Districts
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