| TYPE OF AUTHORIZER | Higher Education Institution (HEI) | Independent Chartering Board (ICB) | Local Education Agency (LEA) | Non-Educational Government Entity (NEG) | Nonprofit Organization (NPO) |
State Education Agency (SEA)
|
STATE |
AUTHORIZERS ALLOWED BY LAW |
ON APPEAL ONLY |
LIMITED JURISDICTION |
ALLOWED BUT NOT CURRENTLY IN OPERATION |
| Alabama | ICB | LEA | ||
| Alaska | LEA | |||
| Arizona | ICB, HEI | SEA | ||
| Arkansas | SEA | |||
| California | LEA | SEA | ||
| Colorado | LEA | ICB | ICB | |
| Connecticut | SEA | |||
| Delaware | LEA, SEA | |||
| District of Columbia | ICB | |||
| Florida | LEA | HEI | ||
| Georgia | LEA, ICB, SEA | |||
| Hawaii | ICB | HEI, NEG, NFP | ||
| Idaho | LEA, ICB | HEI | ||
| Illinois | LEA | |||
| Indiana | LEA, HEI, ICB, NEG | |||
| Iowa | LEA | |||
| Kansas | LEA | |||
| Kentucky | LEA, NEG | |||
| Louisiana | LEA, SEA | |||
| Maine | ICB | LEA | ||
| Maryland | LEA | |||
| Massachusetts | SEA | |||
| Michigan | LEA, HEI | |||
| Minnesota | LEA, HEI, NFP | |||
| Mississippi | ICB | |||
| Missouri | LEA, HEI, ICB | SEA | ||
| Montana | No Charter Law | |||
| Nebraska | No Charter Law | |||
| Nevada | LEA, ICB | HEI | ||
| New Hampshire | LEA, SEA | |||
| New Jersey | SEA | |||
| New Mexico | LEA, SEA | |||
| New York | LEA, SEA, HEI | |||
| North Carolina | SEA | |||
| North Dakota | No Charter Law | |||
| Ohio | LEA, SEA, HEI, NFP | SEA, NEG | ||
| Oklahoma | LEA, HEI | SEA | ICB, NEG | |
| Oregon | LEA | SEA | HEI | |
| Pennsylvania | LEA | SEA | ||
| Rhode Island | SEA | |||
| South Carolina | LEA, ICB, HEI | |||
| South Dakota | No Charter Law | |||
| Tennessee | LEA | ICB | ||
| Texas | LEA, SEA | |||
| Utah | LEA, ICB, HEI | |||
| Vermont | No Charter Law | |||
| Virginia | LEA | |||
| Washington | ICB, LEA | |||
| West Virginia | LEA | |||
| Wisconsin | LEA, HEI | NEG | ||
| Wyoming | LEA |