This directory is a list of all operating MN charter schools. Click on the name of the school to receive more information.

Please note that only our member schools have detailed information.

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School Name City Enrollment Grades Sponsor
Academia Cesar Chavez St. Paul 245 K-6 University of St. Thomas
Academy of BioScience New Brighton 162 5-8 Friends of Ascension
Achieve Language Academy St. Paul 406 PreK-8 St. Paul School District
Adam Abdulle Academy Rochester 103 K-8 Pillsbury United Communities
Academy for Sciences & Agriculture Vadnais Heights 225 9-12 NE Metro Intermediate School District
Ascension Academy Minneapolis 92 9-12 Friends of Ascension
Augsburg Academy of Health Careers Minneapolis 75 9-12 Augsburg College
Aurora Charter School Minneapolis 253 PreK-4 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Avalon School St. Paul 134 7-12 Hamline University
Beacon Academy Plymouth 252 K-5 Friends of Ascension
Beacon Preparatory School Plymouth 35 6-8 Friends of Ascension
Birch Grove Community School Tofte 49 K-5 Volunteers of America
BlueSky Charter School St. Paul 150 7-12 Brooklyn Center School District
Bluffview Montessori School Winona 201 PreK-8 Winona Area Public Schools
Cedar-Riverside Community School Minneapolis 110 K-8 Minneapolis Public School District
City Academy High School St. Paul 105 10-12 College of St. Catherine
Clarkfield Area Charter School Clarkfield K-6
Community School of Excellence St. Paul K-8
Community of Peace Academy St. Paul 594 K-12 St. Paul School District
Concordia Creative Learning Academy St. Paul 167 K-8 Concordia University
Crosslake Community School Crosslake 115 K-8 Minnesota Department of Education
Cyber Village Academy St. Paul 135 4-8 Minneapolis Public School District
Cygnus Academy Anoka 79 6-8 Friends of Ascension
Dakota Area Community School Dakota 52 K-5 Minnesota Department of Education
Discovery Public School of Faribault Faribault 45 6-12 Northwoods Children's Services
Dugsi Academy St. Paul 175 K-5 Pillsbury United Communities
Duluth Public Schools Academy (DPSA) Duluth 759 K-8 Northwoods Children's Services
Dunwoody Academy Minneapolis 9-12
E.C.H.O. Charter School Echo 170 K-12 Yellow Medicine East School District
ELOM International Academy Maple Grove K-6
Eagle Ridge Academy Eden Prairie 201 6-12 Friends of Ascension
East Range Academy of Technology & Science Eveleth 10-12
Eci'Nompa Woonspe' Charter School Morton 35 5-12 Redwood Falls School District
EdVisions Off-Campus Charter School Henderson 58 7-12 Volunteers of America
El Colegio Charter School Minneapolis 100 9-12 Augsburg College
Emily Charter School Emily 60 PreK-6 Minnesota Department of Education
Emily O. Goodridge-Grey Accelerated Charter School Minneapolis K-6
Excell Academy for Higher Learning Brooklyn Park 302 K-6 North Central University
Face to Face Academy St. Paul 62 9-12 St. Paul School District
Four Directions Minneapolis 90 8-12 Upper Midwest American Indian Center
Fraser Academy Minneapolis 73 K-5 Fraser Foundation
Friendship Academy of Fine Arts Charter School Minneapolis 150 K-6 Minneapolis Public School District
General John Vessey Jr. Leadership Academy St. Paul 101 9-12 Concordia University
Glacial Hills Elementary School Starbuck K-6
Great Expectations School Grand Marais 41 K-8 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Great River Education Center Waite Park 40 7-12 Minnesota Department of Education
Great River School St. Paul 173 7-12 Hamline University
Green Isle Community School Green Isle 68 K-6 Volunteers of America
HOPE Community Academy St. Paul 513 K-8 University of St. Thomas
Harbor City International School Duluth 208 9-12 Volunteers of America
Harvest Preparatory School Minneapolis 525 K-6 Minneapolis Public School District
Hiawatha Leadership Academy Minneapolis PreK-2
High School for Recording Arts St. Paul 200 9-12 St. Paul School District
Higher Ground Academy St. Paul 465 K-12 Concordia University
Hmong Academy St. Paul 392 6-12 Concordia University
International Spanish Language Academy Minnetonka K-4
Jennings Experiential High School St. Paul 80 9-12 Pillsbury United Communities
Kaleidoscope Charter School Rogers 253 K-9 Volunteers of America
La Crescent Montessori Academy La Crescent 62 PreK-8 Minnesota Department of Education
Lafayette Charter School Lafayette 80 PreK-8 Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop School District
Lake Superior High School Duluth 88 7-12 Duluth School District
Lakes Area Charter School Osakis 70 9-12 Alexandria Technical College
Lakes International Language Academy Forest Lake 369 K-6 Minnesota Department of Education
Learning For Leadership Minneapolis 158 K-12 Pillsbury United Communities
Liberty High Charter School Blaine 175 Ages 16-21 Pillsbury United Communities
Lighthouse Academy of Nations Minneapolis 153 9-11 James Ford Bell Foundation
Lincoln International Charter School Minneapolis 9-12
Long Tieng Academy Minneapolis 9-11
LoveWorks Academy for Visual & Performing Arts Golden Valley 292 K-8 Pillsbury United Communities
Main Street School of Performing Arts Hopkins 212 9-12 Hopkins School District
Math & Science Academy Woodbury 270 6-12 Minnesota Department of Education
Metro Deaf School St. Paul 68 PreK-8 Forest Lake School District
Milroy Area Charter School Milroy 43 K-4 Milroy School District
Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy McGregor K-12
Minneapolis Academy Minneapolis 106 5-8 Friends of Ascension
Minnesota International Middle School Minneapolis 275 5-8 Century College
Minnesota Internship Center Charter School Minneapolis 380 9-12 Pillsbury United Communities
Minnesota New Country School Henderson 115 7-12 LeSueur/Henderson School District
Minnesota North Star Academy St. Paul 28 9-12 Volunteers of America
Minnesota Online High School Minneapolis 50 9-12 Pillsbury United Communities
Minnesota Transitions Charter School Minneapolis 1,263 K-12 Pillsbury United Communities
Naytahwaush Community School Naytahwaush 98 K-6 Volunteers of America
Nerstrand Elementary School Nerstrand 154 K-5 Faribault School District
New Century Charter School Hutchinson 150 7-12 Hamline University
New City School Minneapolis 125 K-8 Hamline University
New Discoveries Montessori Academy Hutchinson 79 K-6 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
New Heights School Stillwater 131 K-12 Stillwater School District
New Millennium Academy Minneapolis 201 K-6 Friends of Ascension
New Spirit School St. Paul 345 K-8 St. Paul School District
New Visions School Minneapolis 252 K-8 Volunteers of America
Noble Academy Brooklyn Park K-5
North Lakes Academy Charter Middle School Forest Lake 190 6-9 Minnesota Department of Education
North Shore Community School Duluth 261 PreK-6 Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
Northern Lights Community School Warba 107 6-12 Northwoods Children's Services
Northfield School of Art and Technology Northfield 121 6-12 Northfield Public Schools
Northwest Passage High School Coon Rapids 170 9-12 Bethel University
Nova Classical Academy St. Paul 314 K-9 Friends of Ascension
Odyssey Charter School Brooklyn Center 195 K-8 Osseo School District
Oh Day Aki (Heart of the Earth Charter School) Minneapolis 273 K-12 Minneapolis Public School District
PACT Charter School Ramsey 540 K-12 Bethel University
Paideia Academy Apple Valley 295 K-5 Friends of Ascension
Partnership Academy Richfield 226 K-6 Project for Pride in Living
Pillager Area Charter School Pillager 41 9-12 Northwoods Children's Services
Pine Grove Leadership Academy Sandstone K-8
Prairie Creek Community School Northfield 120 K-5 Northfield Public Schools
Prairie Seeds Academy Brooklyn Park 269 K-7 Lao Family Community
Recovery School of Southern Minnesota Owatonna 18 7-12 Pillsbury United Communities
Ridgeway Community School Houston 78 PreK-5 Winona Area Public Schools
River Heights Charter School West St. Paul 59 9-12 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
RiverBend Academy Charter School Mankato 100 6-12 Minnesota Department of Education
Riverway Learning Community Minnesota City 78 PreK-12 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Rochester Off-Campus Charter High School Rochester 110 9-12 Rochester Community & Technical College
SAGE Academy Charter School Brooklyn Park 90 9-12 Osseo School District
STRIDE Academy Saint Cloud 218 K-5 Friends of Ascension
Schoolcraft Learning Community Bemidji 160 K-8 Minnesota Department of Education
Seven Hills Classical Academy Bloomington 245 K-5 Friends of Ascension
Skills for Tomorrow High School St. Paul 85 9-12 Rockford Independent School District
Sobriety High Central Office St. Paul 175 9-12 Intermediate School District 917
Sojourner Truth Academy Minneapolis 250 K-6 Pillsbury United Communities
Southside Family Charter School Minneapolis 90 K-8 Hamline University
Spectrum High School Rogers 62 9-12 Volunteers of America
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Stillwater 442 K-10 Friends of Ascension
St Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists St. Paul 291 9-12 Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Stonebridge Community School Minneapolis K-6
Studio Academy Arts High School Rochester 120 9-12 Volunteers of America
Swan River Montessori School Monticello 108 K-6 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
TEAM Academy Waseca 119 K-6 Waseca School District
TRIO Wolf Creek Distance Learning Charter School Lindstrom 100 9-12 Chisago Lakes School District
Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy Inver Grove Heights 281 K-5 Islamic Relief Worldwide
TrekNorth High School Bemidji 151 9-12 Volunteers of America
Twin Cities Academy St. Paul 185 6-8 St. Paul School District
Twin Cities Academy High School St. Paul 64 9-12 St. Paul School District
Twin Cities German Immersion School St. Paul 82 K-2 Germanic-American Institute
Twin Cities International Elementary School Minneapolis 480 PreK-4 Century College
Ubah Medical Academy Minneapolis 213 9-12 Century College
Urban Academy Charter School St. Paul 180 K-6 Hamline University
Voyageurs Expeditionary High School Bemidji 80 9-12 Audubon Center of the Northwoods
Watershed High School Minneapolis 108 9-12 Alfred Adler Graduate School
Woodson Institute for Student Excellence (WISE) Minneapolis 265 K-5