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Charter schools in Florida

740 open public charter schools in the 2025-26 federal directory, about 403,109 students in 2024-25.

Public charter schools (tuition-free)

740 charter schools
158 towns with a page
10 mostly or fully online
$0 tuition

Charter schools by town

Each town page lists its own charter schools and the others within 15 miles.

Online charter schools in Florida (10)

These schools told the federal survey that most or all of their teaching is online (2024-25). Their address is an office; ask each one which parts of Florida it enrolls from.

Charter school Grades Students (2024-25) Per teacher Town Phone
Florida Connections AcademyFully online K-12 5,748 43.2 Temple Terrace (813) 291-0550
Florida Cyber Charter AcademyFully online K-12 1,677 21.8 Jacksonville (904) 247-3268
Florida Cyber Charter Academy at OsceolaFully online K-12 1,224 26 Jacksonville (904) 247-3268
Virtual Preparatory Academy of FloridaFully online K-12 745 26.6 Kissimmee (407) 392-0685
Florida Cyber Charter Academy at ClayFully online K-12 310 5 Jacksonville (904) 247-3268
Coastal Connections AcademyFully online K-5 261 52.2 Pensacola (850) 359-1545
Colegiate Preparatory AcademyFully online 6-12 114 16.3 Miami (786) 673-0556
Optima Classical AcademyFully online K-12 100 3.8 Naples (239) 471-4533
Mater Academy Virtual Charter SchoolFully online K-12 99 24.8 Miami (786) 673-0556
International Studies Virtual AcademyFully online 6-12 24 Miami (786) 673-0556

Other charter schools in Florida (20)

Schools in towns without a page of their own, by town.

Charter school Grades Students (2024-25) Per teacher Town Phone
Apalachicola Bay Charter School PK-8 356 17 Apalachicola (850) 653-1222
Big Pine Academy PK-5 89 89 Big Pine Key (305) 872-1266
The Island School K-5 64 5.3 Boca Grande (941) 964-8016
Byrneville Elementary School K-5 193 15.8 Century (850) 256-6350
Kinder Cub School PK-2 121 24.2 Cross City (352) 498-0002
Academy of Environmental Science 9-12 115 19.2 Crystal River (352) 795-8793
Walton Academy 6-12 130 26 Defuniak Springs (850) 892-3999
Rcma Immokalee Community Academy K-8 335 15.2 Immokalee (239) 867-3220
Indiantown High School 9-12 95 11.9 Indiantown (772) 619-1100
Treasure Village Montessori Charter School PK-8 179 Islamorada (305) 852-3482
Ocean Studies Charter K-8 180 Key Largo (305) 852-7700
Belmont Academy PK-12 828 20.7 Lake City (386) 487-0487
Burns Science and Technology Charter School K-12 1,099 15.9 Oak Hill (386) 210-4915
Pemayetv Emahakv Charter Our Way School PK-8 299 Okeechobee (863) 467-2501
Imagine School at Town Center K-8 885 18.8 Palm Coast (386) 586-0100
Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School 9-12 356 44.5 Punta Gorda (941) 637-5673
Crossroad Academy PK-12 555 17.6 Quincy (850) 875-9626
Seaside Neighborhood School 5-12 501 18.6 Santa Rosa Beach (850) 231-0396
Wakulla Coast Charter School of Arts Science & Technology PK-8 169 14.1 St Marks (850) 925-6344
Sculptor Charter School K-8 558 14.6 Titusville (321) 264-4000

Who runs and charters them

Networks and districts with the most charter schools in Florida: Miami-Dade (162), Broward (86), Hillsborough (53), Palm Beach (48), Duval (42), Orange (41), Polk (34), Osceola (26).

Charter authorizers named most often: Dade District Office (162), Broward District Office (86), Hillsborough District Office (53), Palm Beach District Office (48), Duval District Office (42), Orange District Office (41), Polk District Office (34), Osceola District Office (26).

Names as the state reported them to the federal directory (2025-26).

Charter schools: how they work

  • Public and free. NCES describes a public charter school as a publicly funded school, usually run by a group or organization under a contract (the charter) with the state, the district or another body. The federal definition says a charter school does not charge tuition.
  • Families choose it. Under the same definition, a charter school is one parents choose to send their children to, and it admits students by lottery when more apply than it has room for.
  • Its own rules, its own accountability. The charter frees the school from some state or local rules; in return it must meet the standards written in its charter. It is nonsectarian.
  • No program badge. ChoiceFunded’s program badges and “schools that accept” lists cover private schools only. Charter schools are listed separately here, with no badge, and are never counted with private schools.

Sources: 20 U.S.C. 7221i (federal Charter Schools Program definitions); NCES, Condition of Education: Public Charter School Enrollment. Each state writes its own charter law, so ask the school how enrollment works there.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (2025-26 directory, 2024-25 enrollment and staff). Where our data comes from.

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