Find a Charter School – NYC Charter School Center Find a Charter School Visit the New York City Charter School FINDER to access more than 400 campuses There are 285 charter schools spread across approximately 420 campuses in all five boroughs Our school FINDER helps families search for schools and provides information such as achievement and demographic data
NYC Charter School Center – Its about great public schools. The Charter Center’s marketing and PR teams work to educate families about the charter school option We promote schools via the NYC Charter School FINDER, Open House Calendar and Common Online Charter School Application
Facts about Charter Schools – NYC Charter School Center Facts about Charter Schools New York’s first charter school opened in Harlem in 1999 Since then, a generation of students have been educated by NYC’s 285 charter schools located across approximately 420 campuses in the five boroughs Today, more than 16% of the city’s public school students attend a charter school 285
Work in a NYC Charter School – NYC Charter School Center Charter schools are public schools that operate independently of the district school system, giving them greater flexibility and autonomy regarding curriculum, student supports and programming, staffing structures, achievement goals, standards of conduct, and more This freedom allows charter schools to empower educators, respond to community needs, try new approaches, and put students
Apply to a Charter School – NYC Charter School Center 2026-27 School Year Charter schools are free public schools open to all NYC students No tests, interviews, essays or auditions are ever required Charter schools accept applications on a rolling basis If there are more student applications than seats available, charter schools are required to hold lotteries to randomly select students for
About the Charter Center – NYC Charter School Center The New York City Charter School Center is committed to a future in which all of New York’s students have equitable access to a high-quality public education We believe charter schools are a key component to achieving that goal Accordingly, we help new charter schools get started, provide education and services to empower school teams, and build community and policymaker support so that
What are Charter Schools? – NYC Charter School Center What are Charter Schools? Charter schools are free public schools open to all students, including students with disabilities and multilingual learners Charter schools are independent of the New York City Department of Education, which allows them the freedom to try new approaches, respond to community needs, and put student learning first
COMMON ONLINE CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION LAUNCHES FOR 2025-2026 . . . 55 in Manhattan 29 in Queens 8 in Staten Island Through the Common Online Charter School Application, the Open House Calendar and the Charter Center’s School Finder, families have direct access to the information they need – grades offered, location, proficiency scores, demographics, etc – to make the best educational choice for their