Wisconsin
Year Law Enacted: 1993
Number of Charter Students in the State
42,704
5%
Percentage of public school students attending charters Derived from the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools
Number of Charter Schools
244
12%
Percentage of public schools that are charters Derived from the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools
Authorizing Policy Context
Wisconsin passed significant legislation in 2015 that created new authorizers and strengthened authorizer quality and school accountability initiatives.
District Authorizing State
District authorizers oversee more than 50 percent of charter schools in this state.
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