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* As of 2010, charter schools are legal in 40 states plus [[D.C.]], only the following states did not allow any charter schools:  Alabama, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia.

* As of 2010, charter schools are legal in 40 states plus [[D.C.]], only the following states did not allow any charter schools:  Alabama, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia.

* [[Minnesota]] enacted the first charter-school legislation, in 1991.<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Charter_schools_in_Illinois</ref> [[California]] has more charter schools than any other state.

* [[Minnesota]] enacted the first charter-school legislation, in 1991.<ref>https://ballotpedia.org/Charter_schools_in_Illinois</ref>

 

*[[California]] has more charter schools than any other state.

*[[Illinois]] has 52 charter schools (as of 2011-2012), mostly in [[Chicago]].<ref>http://www.isbe.state.il.us/charter/pdf/schools_count.pdf  Illinois law caps the number of its charter schools at 75 in Chicago and 45 outside of Chicago (currently there are 38 in Chicago and only 14 outside of Chicago).</ref>  The requirements for establishing a charter school in Illinois are as follows:<ref>http://incschools.org/start_a_charter/charter_school_law_and_requirements/</ref>

*[[Illinois]] has 52 charter schools (as of 2011-2012), mostly in [[Chicago]].<ref>http://www.isbe.state.il.us/charter/pdf/schools_count.pdf  Illinois law caps the number of its charter schools at 75 in Chicago and 45 outside of Chicago (currently there are 38 in Chicago and only 14 outside of Chicago).</ref>  The requirements for establishing a charter school in Illinois are as follows:<ref>http://incschools.org/start_a_charter/charter_school_law_and_requirements/</ref>