Don charter schools take money away from the district or public education system?
Since a charter school is a public school the state and federal funds available for a student’s education follow the student to the charter school. If students are drawn from the granting district’s schools, then the district’s ADA count is affected. However, the net effect on money available to the public schools is neutral. Students drawn to charter schools from private schools, or schools in other districts, bring public funds to charter schools that were unavailable to the charter school’s granting district.
