South Carolina State Data:
Last updated: 2021
South Carolina law requires the state department of education to make available, upon request, a list of vacant and unused buildings and vacant and unused portions of buildings that are owned by school districts and that may be suitable for the operation of a charter school. It provides that if a school district declares a building surplus and chooses to sell or lease the building, a charter school’s board of directors or a charter committee operating or applying within the school district must be given the first refusal to purchase or lease the building under the same or better terms and conditions as it would be offered to the public.South Carolina law creates a Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Program. There is currently $1.1 million appropriated to this program.
South Carolina law provides that charter schools are eligible for tax-exempt financing through the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority.
– Master Lease Program [treasurer.sc.gov/what-we-do/for-governments/bond-and-debt-information/master-lease-program-mlp/]
– Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Fund Program [treasurer.sc.gov/what-we-do/for-governments/bond-and-debt-information/charter-school-facility-revolving-loan-fund-program-csfrlf/#:~:text=About%20the%20Program&text=Code%20of%20Laws.-,The%20State%20Treasurer’s%20Office%20Charter%20School%20Facility%20Revolving%20Loan%20Program,Carolina’s%20students%20and%20their%20families.]
– South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority [scjeda.com/]
Public Charters on Tribal Lands or Serving a Significant Proportion of Native Students:
Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (2018)