Wisconsin Charter Schools

Quick Facts

Number of Charter Schools:

Number of District-Authorized Charter Schools:

Number of Independent Charter Schools: 

Number of New Schools: 

Number of Virtual Schools: 

Number of Charter School Consortiums: 

2022-23

239

204

35

12

62

10

2023-24

236

201

35

6

62

10

Types of Charter Schools

Elementary:

Middle Schools:

Junior High:

High Schools:

Combined:

2022-23

79

15

0

75

70

2023-24

79

14

0

73

70

District-Authorized Charter Schools

Instrumentalities: 

Non-Instrumentalities: 

Districts with Charter Schools: 

Number of New Schools: 

2022-23

179

25

98

9

2023-24

176

25

100

5

Total Charter Enrollment

2022-23

 48,982* 

2023-24

 49,098* 

Independent Charter Schools

Number of Schools: 

  • UW-Milwaukee

  • Office of Educational Opportunity 

  • City of Milwaukee

  • Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College 

  • UW-Parkside

  • Waukesha County Executive 

Number of New Schools: 

Total Enrollment: 

2022-23

35

15

10

7

2

1

0

3

11,143*

2023-24

35

14

11

7

1

1

1

1

11,501*

Authorizers with Five(5) or More Charter Schools

Milwaukee (MPS) 

UW-Milwaukee  

Appleton Area 

Office of Educational Opportunity 

Sheboygan Area 

City of Milwaukee 

Waukesha 

La Crosse

Kettle Moraine

2022-23

19

15

13

10

8

7

6

5

5

2023-24

19

14

13

11

8

7

5

5

5

*Based on the WISEdata 3rd Friday Snapshot 

Last updated March 2024