In January and February 2001, Charter Friends National Network, Ksixteen, and the NC League of Charter Schools conducted a mail and phone survey of NC charter schools regarding their facilities costs. The rest of these statistics apply to those schools with some costs. Since charter schools receive no funding for facilities, these costs must be paid out of schools operating budgets . If charter schools operating budgets were not burdened with these costs, they could hire additional teachers or make significant investments in technology.
Many schools spend more than the average amount per pupil.
Schools facilities challenges may worsen in the future since most are planning significant growth. The League of Charter Schools. All rights reserved. May 15, 2001.