"Last year, the New York City Charter School Center launched a new NYC Charter School FINDER, a catalogue of the city's 281 charter schools located across more than 410 campuses, aiiming to make the charter school selection process easier for families. Parents and students use the database to search for schools based on a variety of criteria such as grade level, borough, neighborhood and community school district."
"The directory is designed to streamline user information based on their criteria. Each campus has its own directory page with contact information, location, grades served, and school data, including available achievements. As of 2025-26, charter schools in New York City serve about 155,000 students in all five boroughs. According to the Charter School Center, more than 15% of the city's public school students attend charter schools."
"Although charter schools are tuition-free and educators have more freedom in creating their curriculum, they are still accountable to the people who authorized them. They can be shut down if they do not meet achievement standards. In the meantime, charter school education continues to grow in popularity, with many charter schools having opened in recent years throughout the country, experts"
New York City charter school enrollment has surged, with charters serving about 155,000 students across all five boroughs as of 2025-26. The city has 281 charter schools located on more than 410 campuses. The New York City Charter School FINDER catalogs these campuses and lets families search by grade level, borough, neighborhood, and community school district. Each campus page lists contact information, location, grades served, and school data including achievements. Charter schools are tuition-free and grant educators greater curricular freedom while remaining accountable to their authorizers. Programs can be closed for failing to meet achievement standards. Charter school openings have increased nationally.
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