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Charter Schools
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Charter schools are public schools that operate on a performance contract, or “charter,” with the Duval County School Board and are intended to expand school choice options for students.
- Accountable for academic and financial results.
- Hire certified teachers. Charter school teachers are not Duval County Public Schools employees.
- Assigned a school grade using the same standards and criteria as traditional public schools
- Open to all students in the state under the controlled open enrollment plan. A lottery is used for admission when applications exceed available openings. Charter schools must ensure that transportation is not a barrier to equal access for all students residing within a reasonable distance of the charter school.
Duval County has 44 charter schools serving grades kindergarten thru twelfth grade. Each charter school has its own governing board that oversees the operation of the charter school and handles all formal charter school complaints.
Parents interested in information about a charter school should contact the charter school directly or visit the charter school's website.
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Helpful Links
Charter schools in Duval County
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Elementary Schools
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K-8 Schools
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Middle Schools
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Middle/High Schools
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K-12 Schools
- (K-9 for 23-24 SY)
- (K-4 and 6-7 for 23-24 SY)
- (K-4 and 6-7 for 23-24 SY)
- (K-9 for 23-24 SY)
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High Schools
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Virtual Schools
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Alternative (Drop-Out Prevention) High Schools
Public-Private Scholarships
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Florida Empowerment Scholarship
Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options
This branch of the scholarship eligibility is based on family income. Families are required to apply through the scholarship funding organizations, the scholarship funding organization is responsible for determining eligibility and awarding as well as distributing funding to eligible students.
Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities
Beginning with the 2021-22 school year, the Gardiner Scholarship Program has been rolled into the Family Empowerment Scholarship and will be referred to as the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA).
As was done with the Gardiner Scholarship Program, students who are found eligible under this branch are able to use their funds as an education savings account. This means funding can be used beyond just tuition and fees at a private school. Families are required to apply and renew through the scholarship funding organizations. The scholarship funding organization is responsible for determining eligibility, awarding and distributing funding to eligible students and approving eligible expenditures.
Contact Jacqueline Kelley (kelleyj@duvalschools.org) for additional information.
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Hope Scholarship
The Hope Scholarship is for students in grades kindergarten through 12 who are enrolled in a Florida public school and have been bullied, harassed, assaulted, threatened and or other violent acts to transfer to another public school with capacity or enroll in an approved private school.
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McKay Scholarship
Florida's school choice programs allow parents of an eligible student to choose the best educational setting for their child.
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Opportunity Scholarship Program
The program offers students who attended or who were assigned to attend failing public schools the option to choose a higher performing public school.