Charter School Growth
1992-2003

State 
(Year Law Passed)

Operational Schools by Year Opened

Total Operating

Approved to Open 2003-04

1992-
1993

1993-
1994

1994-
1995

1995-
1996

1996-
1997

1997-
1998

1998-
1999

1999-
2000

2000-
2001

2001-
2002

2002-
2003

Alaska (1995)

0

0

0

0

1

8

3

1

1

0

1

15

0

Arizona (1994)

0

0

0

47

57

50

46

75

69

72

48

464

13

Arkansas (1995)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

2

3

8

0

California (1992)

0

27

27

26

17

14

32

83

61

62

79

428

11

Colorado (1993)

0

2

10

9

7

19

9

6

10

15

6

93

0

Connecticut (1996)

0

0

0

0

0

10

4

2

0

0

0

16

0

Delaware (1995)

0

0

0

0

2

1

1

0

3

3

1

11

2

D.C. (1996)

0

0

0

0

1

1

13

10

7

4

3

39

0

Florida (1996)

0

0

0

0

4

25

39

34

33

52

40

227

10

Georgia (1993)

0

0

0

2

1

1

8

3

6

6

8

35

3

Hawaii (1994)

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

9

11

3

25

0

Idaho (1998)

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

6

1

2

3

13

2

Illinois (1996)

0

0

0

0

0

6

9

4

1

6

3

29

0

Indiana (2001)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

10

3

Iowa (2002)

0

0

0

0

0

0