To find a charter school in Illinois, you can either click on the map to search by geographical area, or you can look at the list of charter schools by city below. To learn more about Illinois' charter public schools, including school missions and visions, number of students and grades served, read the 2007 Illinois Charter Public School Profiles.

To find out how to enroll in a charter school, visit our How To Enroll page.

Cahokia


Fort Bowman Academy

Chicago


Albany Park

ASPIRA Haugan Middle School Campus

Archer Heights

ASPIRA Trade Tech High School

UNO Charter School Network, Archer Heights Campus (three schools)

Armour Square

Perspectives Math & Science Academy

Ashburn-Gresham

Barbara A. Sizemore Academy

CICS, Wrightwood Campus

Auburn-Gresham

Perspectives Charter School, Calumet

Perspectives Charter, Calumet High School of Technology

Austin-Belmont Cragin

CICS, West Belden Campus

Avondale

ASPIRA Early College

CICS, Irving Park Campus

Brighton Park

UNO, Officer Donald Marquez Campus

Bronzeville

Bronzeville Lighthouse Charter School

Donoghue Charter School

DuSable Leadership Academy

Bronzeville-South Loop

Young Women's Leadership Charter School

Bucktown-Logan Square

CICS, Bucktown Campus

Chicago Lawn

Perspectives Charter School, Chicago Lawn

Chinatown-South Loop

Perspectives Charter School, South Loop Campus

Englewood

Amandla Charter School

CICS, Basil Campus

CICS, Ralph Ellison Campus

Providence Englewood Charter School

Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men, Englewood Campus

Gage Park

UNO Charter Schools, Rufino Tamayo Campus

Garfield Park

Alain Locke Charter Academy

Grand Boulevard

University of Chicago, Woodson South Campus

Grand Crossing

Betty Shabazz International Charter School

Greater Grand Crossing

Noble Network, Comer Campus

Homan Square

Henry Ford Learning Institute

Humboldt Park

Erie Elementary Charter School

Galapagos Charter School

Noble Network of Charter Schools, Golder College Prep

Polaris Charter Academy

Lawndale

KIPP Ascend Charter School

UNO Charter Schools, Octavio Paz Campus

Little Village

Legacy Charter School

Logan Square

ASPIRA Mirta Ramirez Computer Science Campus

Logan Square-Hermosa

Noble Network of Charter Schools, Pritzker College Prep

McKinley Park

Choir Academy Charter School

Namaste Charter School

Near West Side

Noble Network, UIC Campus

Noble Square

Noble Network of Charter Schools, Noble St. Campus

Noble Network of Charter Schools, Rauner College Prep

North Austin

ASPIRA Charter School, Rosa Parks

North Kenwood-Oakland

North Kenwood, Oakland Campus

North Lawndale

Catalyst Charter School, Howland Campus

LEARN Charter School

North Lawndale College Prep High School

North Lawndale College Prep, Collins Campus

North Logan Square

UNO Charter Schools, Carlos Fuentes Campus

Northtown

CICS, Northtown Academy

Others

Chicago Virtual Charter School

Youth Connection Charter School

Pilsen

UNO Charter Schools, Bartolomé de las Casas Campus

Rogers Park

Chicago Math and Science Academy (CMSA)

Roseland

CICS, Prairie Campus

South Shore

CICS, Avalon South Shore Campus

Uptown

Passages Charter School

Washington Heights

CICS, Friesse Campus

CICS, Longwood Campus

Washington Park

ACE Technical Charter High School

CICS, Washington Park Campus

West Garfield Park

Academy of Communications & Technology (ACT) Charter School

LEARN II

West Humboldt Park

Noble Network of Charter Schools, Rowe-Clark Math and Science Academy

Woodlawn

University of Chicago Charter School, Woodlawn Campus

Decatur


Robertson Charter School

East Saint Louis


SIU-E East St. Louis Charter School

Tomorrow's Builders Charter School

Grayslake


Prairie Crossing Charter School

Pingree Grove


Cambridge Lakes Charter School

Springfield


Springfield Ball Charter School