BASIS Texas Charter Schools

What BASIS Texas Charter Schools does

BASIS Texas Charter Schools, Inc. is a Texas-incorporated nonprofit operating a network of 13 tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter school campuses serving grades K-12 across Austin, Benbrook, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, and the San Antonio metropolitan area. Each campus delivers a college-preparatory curriculum under a unified network brand, with separate K-12 and primary-only school formats. The organization maintains A-rated district accountability status with a Final Score of 90.7 and reports a 100% College, Career, and Military Readiness designation.

The organization does not charge tuition and does not administer entrance examinations. Admissions are managed through a lottery-based system when applications exceed available capacity, with applications processed via a dedicated enrollment portal (enrollbasistx.com). Revenue is generated entirely through Texas per-pupil state funding allocations to public charter schools; there are no disclosed tuition streams, equity raises, venture rounds, or significant private philanthropy shown in the data.

Governance is provided by a Board of Directors chaired by Craig R. Barrett, PhD (former Intel CEO), with executive leadership split between Executive Director Andrew Freeman (finance, facilities, new schools, government relations, safety) and Superintendent Andrea Perez (compliance, special education, academics, advocacy). The network captured over 8,000 new-seat applications during its 2024 Open Enrollment period and is currently accepting applications for both the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic years.

Name

BASIS Texas Charter Schools

Legal name

BASIS Texas Charter Schools, Inc.

Website

https://btxschools.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BASIS Texas Charter Schools is a nonprofit network of 13 tuition-free public charter schools delivering a college-preparatory curriculum to K-12 students across Austin, Pflugerville, Cedar Park, Benbrook, and San Antonio, Texas, funded through state per-pupil allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Charter School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter School Networks (Multi-Site) (EDAJACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charter College-Prep & Advanced Academics Schools (EDAJACAJ)

Keywords

• K-12 charter schools
• College preparatory education
• Tuition-free public schools
• Open enrollment education
• Primary school education

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Per-Pupil Funding: As a public charter school, BASIS Texas Charter Schools operates as a tuition-free, open-enrollment public school. Revenue is generated through per-pupil state funding allocated to public charter schools in Texas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

BASIS Texas Charter Schools operates tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter schools delivering a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum for grades K-12. The network runs 13 campuses across Texas—including K-12 campuses and Primary-only campuses—in Austin, Benbrook, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, and San Antonio, with lottery-based fair admissions and no entrance examinations.

Product overview

BASIS Texas Charter Schools is a network of tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter schools offering a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum for grades K-12 across Texas. The organization operates multiple school campuses in Austin, Benbrook, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, and San Antonio areas. Each campus offers either K-12 education or primary-only education (elementary grades). The schools follow a college-preparatory curriculum model with focus on academics, and operate under a lottery-based enrollment system with no entrance examinations or tuition charges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BASIS Austin: BASIS Austin campus serving grades K-12
• BASIS Austin Primary
• BASIS Benbrook
• BASIS Cedar Park
• BASIS Cedar Park Primary
• BASIS Pflugerville
• BASIS Pflugerville Primary
• BASIS San Antonio – Jack Lewis Jr.
• BASIS San Antonio Primary – Jack Lewis Jr.
• BASIS San Antonio Primary – Medical Center
• BASIS San Antonio – Northeast
• BASIS San Antonio Primary – Northeast
• BASIS San Antonio Primary – North Central
• BASIS San Antonio – Shavano

Products and services

• BASIS Austin
• BASIS Austin Primary
• BASIS Benbrook
• BASIS Cedar Park
• BASIS Cedar Park Primary
• BASIS Pflugerville
• BASIS Pflugerville Primary
• BASIS San Antonio – Jack Lewis Jr.
• BASIS San Antonio Primary – Jack Lewis Jr.
• BASIS San Antonio Primary – Medical Center
• BASIS San Antonio – Northeast
• BASIS San Antonio Primary – Northeast
• BASIS San Antonio Primary – North Central
• BASIS San Antonio – Shavano

Quantifiable outcome

• A-rated district (Final Score 90.7)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• KIPP Texas Public Schools: KIPP Texas is one of the largest public charter school networks in Texas operating tuition-free, open-enrollment K-12 campuses with a college-preparatory mission. It is the most directly comparable scaled multi-site charter operator competing in the same Texas markets.
• IDEA Public Schools: IDEA Public Schools operates a large network of tuition-free K-12 public charter schools across Texas (and select other states) emphasizing college readiness and high academic outcomes. It competes with BASIS Texas for students, authorizers, and per-pupil funding.
• Uplift Education: Uplift Education is a Texas-based public charter school network operating multiple K-12 campuses with a college-preparatory focus in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. It directly competes for charter-seeker families in the same DFW-adjacent markets.
• Harmony Public Schools: Harmony Public Schools is a large Texas charter system with a STEM-focused, college-preparatory curriculum across numerous K-12 campuses statewide. It is a comparable multi-site tuition-free charter operator in the same regulatory and funding environment.
• Great Hearts Texas: Great Hearts Texas operates tuition-free charter campuses emphasizing a classical, college-preparatory liberal arts curriculum. Its academic positioning and multi-site Texas footprint make it a strong peer in the rigorous college-prep charter niche.
• YES Prep Public Schools: YES Prep Public Schools is a Houston-based charter network offering tuition-free college-preparatory education across multiple campuses. It competes directly with BASIS Texas for high-performing students and shares the same per-pupil funding model.
• Responsive Education Solutions: ResponsiveEd operates a broad network of tuition-free Texas public charter schools, including college-preparatory and classical options. It is a comparable scaled multi-site charter operator in the same Texas market.
• Texans Can Academies: Texans Can Academies operates tuition-free Texas public charter schools focused on students at risk of dropping out, with multiple campuses statewide. It is a comparable multi-site charter operator competing in the same Texas regulatory environment.
• International Leadership of Texas (ILTexas): ILTexas is a Texas public charter school network offering K-12 education with leadership and college-preparatory components across multiple campuses. It competes for similar families and operates under the same state charter framework.

Emerging players

• BASIS Charter Schools (national parent organization): BASIS Charter Schools, Inc. is the parent organization that oversees the BASIS network across multiple states including the Texas network. It is comparable because it shares curriculum, brand, and operating model, though it is an affiliated entity rather than an independent competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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