Charter schools in Texas
1,095 open public charter schools in the 2025-26 federal directory, about 482,234 students in 2024-25.
Public charter schools (tuition-free)
Charter schools by town
Each town page lists its own charter schools and the others within 15 miles.
- Houston (178)
- San Antonio (146)
- Dallas (69)
- Austin (64)
- Fort Worth (56)
- El Paso (27)
- Brownsville (21)
- Arlington (18)
- Grand Prairie (17)
- Longview (17)
- Corpus Christi (15)
- Irving (13)
- Midland (13)
- Odessa (12)
- Mission (11)
- Mcallen (10)
- Tyler (10)
- Katy (9)
- Edinburg (8)
- Lewisville (8)
- Lubbock (8)
- Pflugerville (8)
- Pharr (8)
- Beaumont (7)
- Laredo (7)
- Mesquite (7)
- Plano (7)
- Waco (7)
- Weslaco (7)
- Garland (6)
- Port Arthur (6)
- Richmond (6)
- Spring (6)
- Cleveland (5)
- Desoto (5)
- Frisco (5)
- Georgetown (5)
- Abilene (4)
- Amarillo (4)
- Del Rio (4)
- Harlingen (4)
- Killeen (4)
- Pearland (4)
- Richardson (4)
- San Juan (4)
- Sugarland (4)
- Windcrest (4)
- Alamo (3)
- Bryan (3)
- Carrollton (3)
- College Station (3)
- Converse (3)
- Coppell (3)
- Denton (3)
- Euless (3)
- Floydada (3)
- Galveston (3)
- Granbury (3)
- Huntsville (3)
- Kyle (3)
- Lancaster (3)
- Leander (3)
- Lockhart (3)
- Lufkin (3)
- New Braunfels (3)
- Pasadena (3)
- Roscoe (3)
- Round Rock (3)
- San Angelo (3)
- San Benito (3)
- Tomball (3)
- Waxahachie (3)
- Bastrop (2)
- Beeville (2)
- Belton (2)
- Canyon (2)
- Carthage (2)
- Cedar Hill (2)
- Cedar Park (2)
- Cleburne (2)
- Conroe (2)
- Corinth (2)
- Dayton (2)
- Donna (2)
- Duncanville (2)
- Elsa (2)
- Farmers Branch (2)
- Haltom City (2)
- Hamlin (2)
- Horizon City (2)
- LA Joya (2)
- Mansfield (2)
- Marshall (2)
- Mckinney (2)
- N Richland Hills (2)
- Rio Grande City (2)
- Saginaw (2)
- San Marcos (2)
- Schertz (2)
- Socorro (2)
- Stephenville (2)
- Sugar Land (2)
- Temple (2)
- Texarkana (2)
- Texas City (2)
- The Woodlands (2)
- Wichita Falls (2)
- Balch Springs (1)
- Baytown (1)
- Benbrook (1)
- Beverly Hills (1)
- Buda (1)
- Bulverde (1)
- Canyon Lake (1)
- Cibolo (1)
- Copperas Cove (1)
- Cypress (1)
- Driftwood (1)
- Edcouch (1)
- Edgecliff Village (1)
- Fate (1)
- Flower Mound (1)
- Forney (1)
- Helotes (1)
- Humble (1)
- LA Marque (1)
- Liberty Hill (1)
- Little Elm (1)
- Live Oak (1)
- Manor (1)
- Meadows Place (1)
- Mercedes (1)
- Nemo (1)
- New Waverly (1)
- North Richland Hills (1)
- Palmview (1)
- Prosper (1)
- Red Oak (1)
- Robstown (1)
- Rowlett (1)
- Royse City (1)
- Seabrook (1)
- Seguin (1)
- Shenandoah (1)
- Sunnyvale (1)
- Taft (1)
- Watauga (1)
- Weatherford (1)
- Webster (1)
- Westlake (1)
- White Settlement (1)
- Willis (1)
- Wimberley (1)
Online charter schools in Texas (7)
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 Texas it enrolls from.
| Charter school | Grades | Students (2024-25) | Per teacher | Town | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Connections Academy at HoustonFully online | 3-12 | 8,641 | 30.9 | Houston | (281) 661-8293 |
| Premier H S OnlineFully online | 6-12 | 2,728 | 16.7 | Lewisville | (972) 316-3663 |
| Great Hearts Online - TXFully online | K-11 | 968 | 28.4 | San Antonio | (210) 469-3828 |
| Ischool Virtual Academy of TexasFully online | 7-12 | 778 | 6.5 | Lewisville | (888) 644-4789 |
| Responsiveed - OnlineFully online | K-9 | 281 | 16.2 | Lewisville | (972) 316-3663 |
| Harmony Virtual AcademyFully online | K-12 | 260 | 14.4 | Houston | (713) 729-5500 |
| Trinity Charter Schools - Virtual Reclaim AcademyFully online | 9-12 | 68 | 22.7 | Tyler | (903) 565-6801 |
Other charter schools in Texas (32)
Schools in towns without a page of their own, by town.
Who runs and charters them
Networks and districts with the most charter schools in Texas: IDEA Public Schools (127), KIPP Texas Public Schools (54), Premier High Schools (50), Uplift Education (45), International Leadership of Texas (iltexas) (44), Texas Works (42), Texas College Preparatory Academies (39), San Antonio ISD (26).
Charter authorizers named most often: State Board of Education (878), Commissioner of Education (117), San Antonio ISD (26), Lonview ISD (13), Galveston ISD (8), Fort Worth ISD (7), Midland ISD (7), Edgewood ISD (7).
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.
- Private schools in Texas (listed separately)
- What Texas pays toward private school
- Charter schools in every state
- Texas next to other states: charter and private school choice
School facts: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (2025-26 directory, 2024-25 enrollment and staff). Where our data comes from.