CHARTER SCHOOL LEGISLATION: STATE RANKINGS

Grade

A

B

State

AZ

MI

MN

DC

DE

MA

TX

CA

FL

NY

NC

PA

CO

MO

SC

OR

NJ

OK

WI

Year Law Passed

‘94

‘93

‘91

‘96

‘95

‘93

‘95

‘92

‘96

‘98

‘96

‘97

‘93

‘98

‘96

‘99

‘96

‘99

‘93

Number of schools allowed

4.5

4.3

5

4.5

3.7

3.3

4

5

3.5

2.3

3.5

5

4.5

2.3

4.5

3.25

4

2.5

5

Multiple chartering authorities

4.5

5

4.5

4

2.4

3.3

3.25

4.5

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.25

3

4

1.5

2

3.3

2

3.5

Eligible charter applicants

5

4.7

5

5

4.4

4.3

4.25

5

5

4

4.5

4.5

4

1

3.5

4.5

4

5

4.6

New starts allowed

4.5

4.7

4.5

5

4.9

5

4.75

4

4

5

4.5

4.5

3.25

4.6

3.5

4

4.3

4.5

4.6

School may be started without evidence of local support

5

5

3.5

3

3.5

4

3.5

3

3

4

3

3.5

3

4

2

5

3

5

2.1

Automatic waiver from state and district laws

4.5

2.7

5

5

4.4

3

5

3

3

5

4

3

3.25

4

4.5

3.5

1

2.5

2.9

Legal/operational autonomy

5

5

4.5

4.5

5

4.7

4

3

3.5

5

3

3

2.75

4.2

3.5

3.5

4.7

1

3

Guaranteed full per-pupil funding

3.5

5

3.5

4.5

5

5

4

4.5

5

2.6

4.5

2.5

3.75

4

5

3.25

2

4

1.4

Fiscal Autonomy

5

5

5

4.5

5

5

4

4

5

5

4

3.5

4.5

4

4.5

2.5