The Cincinnati area could be home to 16 new charter schools next year if all applications to the Ohio Department of Education are approved. The state received 86 applications from individuals and nonprofit groups seeking permission to open schools across the state.
Charter schools receive public funding from the state but operate separately from local districts.
They are run by nonprofit organizations. Sponsors for each of the charter school applications could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Steven Adamowski said he welcomes the competition. Twelve charter schools now operate within the city. Two were created by Cincinnati Public Schools.