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Charter School Funding
The State Legislature created public charter schools in 1995 with bipartisan support.
Public charter schools are funded by the state on a per-student basis — just like traditional school districts — but unlike traditional school districts, public charter schools have no local taxing authority.
While the State has a Charter Allotment to help make up the gap, the gap persists and public charter schools receive about 8% less overall compared to ISDs. A big portion of the gap comes from facilities
funding, where ISDs can pass local bonds but public charter schools are limited to a facilities funding amount set by the State.
