Missouri Charter Schools

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MORE THAN
1998

Year charter school law was enacted

MORE THAN
1

Estimated number of charter schools in 2020-2021

MORE THAN
1

Estimated number of charter school students in 2020-2021

Find a Missouri charter school near you.

State association

Missouri Charter Public School Association

St. Louis, MO

(314) 776-3551 | Website

Most of the nearly 2,300 public schools in Missouri are operated by one of the state’s 518 school districts. Charter schools account for 77 of the state’s public schools, which operate with more autonomy than district schools. In Missouri, charter schools operate under a contract with a sponsor, either the state’s public charter commission, a school district, or a university.

Schools chartered by a district have more autonomy than other district schools but are still part of their local district. Currently, any Missouri district can authorize charter schools. All state-chartered schools in Missouri are authorized by the state’s public education authority and serve as their own Local Education Agency (LEA).

*information up to date as of 2022

“We are a blended family with eight children in four different public schools; six attend charter schools. Meeting our children where they are at every moment of their school day is very important to us, and we have found this at the charter schools.”

Santesa Gentry, Kansas City, Missouri

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