| Metrics | # |
| Charter Law | |
| State Has Charter Law | Yes |
| Year of Charter School Law | 1998 |
| Charter Cap | |
| State-Imposed Cap on Charter Schools | Yes |
| Description of Cap | 200 start-up charters |
| Charter Funding | |
| State Provides Funding for Charter Schools | Yes |
| Description of Funding | The Charter Schools Stimulus Fund provides discretionary financial support to charter schools for start-up costs and for costs associated with the acquisition, renovation and construction of school facilities. Grants awarded by the New York State Board of Regents are capped at $200,000, and those awarded by the State University of New York are capped at $350,000. $6 million was appropriated for the 2007-08 school year; NYC appropriated $250M in its 2005-09 capital outlay budget to create the Charter Facilities Matching Grant Program. |