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For every student who chooses to attend a charter school, the local district has to pay the charter school a tuition rate based on the characteristics of the specific students attending the school from that district.

There are three easy ways to apply to a charter school: Use the Common Online Charter School Application to apply to multiple schools at once. ... Visit each school's website to download its application or apply online. Stop by the school to pick up an application or call the school and ask staff to mail you an application.

The state authorizes two types of charter schools; Commonwealth charters serve as their own Local Education Agency (LEA), and Horace Mann charters are part of a local district. Over 90% of the state's charters currently operate as independent Commonwealth charters.

Authorized by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Education Reform Act of 1993, charter schools are independent public schools that operate under five year charters granted by the Commonwealth's Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

There are 78 charter schools operating in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts during the 2021?2022 academic year.

Charter schools are free and open to all children, regardless of their academic skills or needs. They must take children on a first-come, first-served basis. However when more children apply than there are seats available, charter schools hold random admissions lotteries.

As of the 2020-21 school year, California far surpasses all other states in the number of charter schools and campuses (1,334). The number of school openings in 2020-21 remained at a similar level as in 2019-20.