• Indiana must close the gap on funding for all public school students.
    • Indiana must close the funding gap for all public school students. Hoosier public school students deserve parity in funding, no matter what school they choose.
  • Public Charter Schools are public schools; tuition-free and open to all Hoosier students.
    • There are more than 120 public charter schools in Indiana that served nearly 50,000 students during the 21-22 school year.
    • All public charter schools are non-profit.
  • In communities with more than one public charter school, the public charter schools have predominantly academically outperformed and outgrown their district public counterparts, more than 50 percent of the time, since 2017.
  • Public charter schools serve a significantly higher percentage of economically disadvantaged and minority students than district public schools.
  • Public charter school students receive LESS funding than district public school students.
    • On average, there is a $3,851 differential in funding per public school student based on the public school the student and their family choose because public charter schools receive $0 in local property taxes.
    • This amount varies among districts across the state.
      • In Indianapolis Public Schools, where the largest number of public charter schools students are located, the difference is about $7,000 per student.
  • Public charter schools now must divert a significant portion of their state tuition support dollars from classroom teachers and student instruction to pay for buildings and other items that are typically covered by property taxes in a traditional public school.
    • Local property tax dollars pay for construction and maintenance of buildings, school building debt, utilities and student transportation.