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	Print Version         Email This Wisconsin State Profile of Charter Schools Last updated: 05-17-2012   (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.) Overview Year Law Passed # of Charter Schools # of Students Enrolled 1993 221 37,277 Statewide Support Organizations Center for Charter Schools at the Univ. of WI - Milwaukee Wisconsin Charter Schools Association Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Legislative Summary Law:   Wisconsin Charter Law Amendment(s):   not available Authorizers:   In Milwaukee- Milwaukee City Council, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College Board, and the Milwaukee School Board Outside of Milwaukee- local school boards Length of charter:   5, opportunity for renewal Caps on number of schools:   None. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside, however, may only sponsor one charter school. Funding:   The contract between the school board and charter school specifies the amount of funding for the school, which may be more, less, or the same as spending for non-charter school pupils. Funding for City-, UWM-, and MATC-authorized charter schools, in an amount prescribed by state statute, is paid by the state directly to the charter school. Home  |  Operators  |  Authorizers  |  State Officials  |  Resources  |  About  |  Site Map  |  Search  |  Text Version The development of this Web site was supported by U.S. Department of Education Grant No. S282F010033. View the disclaimer.