Directory · Reviewed July 2026

Homeschool Funding by State

A plain-English directory of the public dollars that can reach homeschool learning: ESAs, tax credits, and charter allotments. Each comes with an honest note about who qualifies and what accepting the money can cost you.

This is informational, not legal or financial advice. Programs vary by state and change yearly. Verify eligibility and current amounts with the official source before relying on anything here. Accepting some funds can change your legal homeschool status.

Alabama

CHOOSE Act Education Savings Account

ESA

Offering: Home-education students: ~$2,000/student, capped ~$4,000/family, 2025-26 (private/participating-school students receive ~$7,000/student). Spend on approved education expenses via ClassWallet

Alabama's new refundable income-tax-credit ESA, launched for 2025-26, administered by the Dept. of Revenue with ClassWallet as the funds platform. For 2025-26 eligibility is income-limited (household AGI at or below 300% of the federal poverty level, with priority to special-needs and military families); the program is slated to move toward universal eligibility in later years.

⚠ Heads up: Home-education students CAN participate but receive a smaller flat amount (~$2,000, family-capped) than private-school students, and participation adds ClassWallet reporting and expense-approval. Confirm whether enrolling changes your home-education filing status and current income caps before applying.

Official site →

Verify current details with the state.

Alaska

IDEA Homeschool (statewide correspondence allotment)

Correspondence

Offering: ~$2,700 per K-12 student per year (2025-26). Spendable on curriculum, classes, lessons, equipment, tutoring, and services via approved vendors.

IDEA (Interior Distance Education of Alaska) is Alaska's largest statewide public correspondence homeschool program, operating since 1997 with regional offices. Enrolled families receive an annual per-student allotment of state funds, managed with an assigned contact teacher and quarterly progress reporting.

⚠ Heads up: Enrolling in a correspondence school makes the child a public-school student, not an independent homeschooler. This is public money with public strings (assigned certified teacher, progress reporting, standardized testing, approved-vendor purchasing). Alaska allotments are secular: state funds generally cannot buy religious or sectarian curriculum, and equipment purchased with allotment is program property. Amounts are set yearly and have been subject to ongoing legislative and legal debate. Verify the current figure.

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Verify current details with the state.

Raven Homeschool / Raven Correspondence School (allotment)

Correspondence

Offering: Up to ~$2,700 per full-time K-12 student per year (2025-26), with part-time options. Used for curriculum, materials, tech, and approved classes and services.

Raven is another free statewide Alaska public correspondence homeschool program (run through the Nenana City School District) offering a per-student allotment similar to IDEA. Families choose their own curriculum and purchase through the program's approved-vendor process with an assigned advisory teacher.

⚠ Heads up: Same public-enrollment tradeoff as IDEA: the student is enrolled in a public correspondence school, subject to progress reporting, standardized testing, and an assigned teacher, not independent homeschooling. Allotment funds are secular public money and equipment is program-owned. Confirm the current-year amount and eligibility directly with Raven.

Official site →

Verify current details with the state.

Arizona

Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA)

ESA

Offering: ~$7,000 to $8,000 per student for general-education K-12 (2025-26); kindergarten ~$4,000; students with disabilities receive more. Funds load onto a ClassWallet digital wallet for curriculum, tutoring, tech, therapies, and other approved expenses.

Arizona's universal (all K-12 residents eligible) education savings account, administered by the Arizona Department of Education and paid via ClassWallet. Purchases are tracked by category and subject to an approved-expense list; families submit an expense report or quarterly account use.

⚠ Heads up: This is NOT the same as filing an Arizona homeschool affidavit. Signing the ESA contract replaces that status, and ESA students are not 'independent homeschoolers' in the statutory sense. Families must withdraw from public school and agree not to be simultaneously enrolled full-time in a district or charter. Verify current amount and reporting rules with ADE.

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Verify current details with the state.

Arkansas

Education Freedom Account (LEARNS ESA)

ESA

Offering: ~$6,864 per student, 2025-26 (about 90% of state per-pupil funding, adjusts yearly); curriculum, tutoring, tests, lessons, equipment, supplies

Arkansas's education savings account created by the 2023 LEARNS Act, administered by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. Reached universal K-12 eligibility for 2025-26.

⚠ Heads up: Homeschoolers may opt in and keep home-educating, but EFA participants take an annual test and accept additional requirements other Arkansas homeschoolers do not have. Demand is high (many more applicants than awards). Opting in changes your reporting and status. Verify current rules.

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Verify current details with the state.

California

Charter Homeschool Instructional Funds (charter-allotment model)

Charter/Public Allotment

Offering: ~$2,200 to $3,800 per student per year (2025-26), scaling with grade band; spent through an approved-vendor system on secular curriculum, classes, materials, and tech. Amounts vary widely by charter and enrollment date.

California has no ESA or voucher. Instead, families access public funds by enrolling in a personalized-learning / independent-study public charter school (e.g. Heartwood Charter School, and many others such as Ocean Grove, Sky Mountain, Blue Ridge, Compass, Inspire). The charter draws state per-pupil (ADA) money and gives each enrolled student an annual 'instructional funds' allotment usable only for pre-approved secular vendors and services. Heartwood is shown as one concrete, verified example of the model.

⚠ Heads up: This is NOT independent (private-school-affidavit) homeschooling. Enrolling makes the child a public-school student, so families give up PSA homeschool status and take on public-school oversight (attendance and ADA logging, assigned credentialed teacher, standardized testing, work samples). Allotment funds are public money: all materials must be non-sectarian and non-denominational, no religious curriculum, and typically no consumables kept solely by the family. Each charter runs its own approved-vendor list and rules.

Official site →

Verify current details with the state.

Colorado

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Colorado has no ESA, voucher, or state education tax credit generally available to independent homeschoolers. Colorado law does allow part-time public-school enrollment for individual classes or activities. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply (the federal 529 K-12 withdrawal cap rose to ~$20,000/student in 2026, with homeschool curriculum, tutoring, and tests now among qualified expenses).

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly. Colorado has separately opted into a new federal tax-credit scholarship mechanism, which is distinct from any state ESA.

Verify current details with the state.

Connecticut

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Connecticut has no ESA/voucher/allotment/tax-credit generally available to independent homeschoolers. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

Delaware

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Delaware has no ESA/voucher/allotment/tax-credit generally available to independent homeschoolers. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

District of Columbia

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Washington DC has no ESA/allotment for independent homeschoolers. The federally funded DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (administered by Serving Our Children) covers private-school tuition only, not homeschool expenses. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

Florida

Personalized Education Program (PEP)

ESA

Offering: ~$8,000/student average, 2025-26 (roughly $7,400 to $12,000 depending on county and grade band); spend on curriculum, tutoring, tech, tests, therapies, part-time tuition

Florida's education savings account built for home-educating families, funded through the Florida Tax Credit program and administered by Step Up For Students via the EMA platform. Open to any K-12 Florida resident not enrolled full-time in public or private school, regardless of income. Requires an annual Student Learning Plan and standardized testing. Historically oversubscribed and capped.

⚠ Heads up: This is the ESA most independent homeschoolers use. But a PEP student is NOT a registered independent homeschooler under Florida statute. Enrolling in PEP replaces standard home-education status and adds the Student Learning Plan and annual testing requirements. You cannot hold PEP and file a traditional home education program at the same time.

Official site →

Verify current details with the state.

Family Empowerment Scholarship, Educational Options (FES-EO)

ESA

Offering: ~$8,000+/student, 2025-26 (varies by county and grade); ESA usable for private tuition and approved educational expenses

Florida's universal-eligibility ESA (every Florida student is income-eligible since 2023-24), also administered by Step Up For Students. Primarily oriented toward private-school enrollees; funds land in a spending account for tuition and approved expenses. See the FLDOE FES-EO FAQ for the official rules.

⚠ Heads up: Families educating at home generally use PEP rather than FES-EO. FES-EO participants are classified as FES-EO students (typically private-school-directed), not independent homeschoolers, and a student cannot hold FES-EO and PEP simultaneously. Confirm current placement rules with Step Up For Students before applying.

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Verify current details with the state.

Georgia

Georgia Promise Scholarship

ESA

Offering: up to ~$6,500/student, 2025-26; usable for tuition, tutoring, curriculum, therapies and other approved expenses

Georgia's ESA program created by SB 233 and administered by the state. Award is roughly $6,500 per student, but eligibility is deliberately narrow.

⚠ Heads up: Excludes most existing homeschoolers. To qualify a child must be a rising kindergartner OR have been enrolled in a Georgia public school for two consecutive semesters, AND be zoned to a public school in the bottom 25% of performance. Current independent homeschoolers with no recent public-school enrollment or who aren't in a low-performing zone generally do NOT qualify. Verify your specific zoning and enrollment history.

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Verify current details with the state.

Hawaii

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Hawaii has no ESA, voucher, tax-credit scholarship, or charter/correspondence allotment available to homeschoolers; the state runs no private-school-choice program. Homeschool families are effectively self-funded. Federal Coverdell ESA (~$2,000/yr) and 529 accounts may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly nationally. Hawaii is not among the states that have extended ESA/voucher funding to homeschoolers as of 2026.

Verify current details with the state.

Idaho

Parental Choice Tax Credit

Tax Credit

Offering: Refundable credit of up to ~$5,000 per eligible student (~$7,500 for a student with a qualifying disability), tax year 2025 onward. Covers curriculum, textbooks, tutoring, assessments, transportation, and similar, NOT parent-provided instruction. Funded by a ~$50M annual cap.

New Idaho refundable income-tax credit (House Bill 93, 2025), administered by the Idaho State Tax Commission with an official portal at myschoolchoice.idaho.gov. For its first year the program prioritizes applicants at or below 300% of the federal poverty level; academic instruction must at minimum cover ELA, math, science, and social studies.

⚠ Heads up: Homeschoolers ARE eligible if the student is not enrolled full- or part-time in public school. It is reimbursement-style (claimed on or against your taxes, with advance-payment option), not an up-front account, and excludes pay for parent instruction. The ~$50M statewide cap can be exhausted; confirm current amounts, income priority, and eligible expenses with the Tax Commission.

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Verify current details with the state.

Illinois

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Illinois has no ESA/voucher/allotment available to independent homeschoolers. The Invest in Kids tax-credit scholarship (private-school only) sunset on December 31, 2023 and was not renewed. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly. Nothing currently funds Illinois homeschoolers directly.

Verify current details with the state.

Indiana

Indiana Education Scholarship Account (INESA)

ESA

Offering: For students with a disability (active IEP/SP/CSEP), roughly up to ~$20,000 depending on disability level and district; eligible siblings ~$8,000 (2025-26). Household income cap ~400% of free/reduced-lunch guidelines. Spend on tuition, tutoring, therapy, curriculum, transportation, and more.

A parent-directed education savings account run by the Indiana Treasurer of State via the ClassWallet platform. Funds go into a parent-managed account rather than through a school, so families purchase approved services directly.

⚠ Heads up: Genuinely usable by homeschooling families of students with disabilities: funds flow to a parent account, not a school. Restricted to disabled students (and siblings) meeting the IEP and income tests; most families won't qualify. Enrolling changes your reporting obligations, so confirm status with the program.

Official site →

Verify current details with the state.

Indiana Choice Scholarship (Voucher)

Other

Offering: Private-school tuition voucher worth up to ~90% of the sending district's per-student amount (avg award ~$6,500 in 2024-25). Income cap ~400% of free/reduced-lunch (~$237,910 for 2025-26); income limits are being removed starting July 2026 (universal).

Indiana's main private-school voucher program, administered by the Indiana Department of Education. Pays tuition at a participating private school.

⚠ Heads up: NOT for independent homeschoolers. It funds enrollment at a private school, which ends legal-homeschool status. Included for comparison only.

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Verify current details with the state.

Iowa

Students First Education Savings Account (ESA)

ESA

Offering: ~$7,826 per eligible student (2025-26), now open to all K-12 income levels. Funds cover tuition, fees, and approved educational expenses.

Iowa's universal education savings account, administered by the Iowa Department of Education. Eligibility requires the student to be enrolled full-time in an Iowa accredited nonpublic (private) school.

⚠ Heads up: NOT for independent homeschoolers. Despite universal income eligibility, an ESA requires full-time enrollment in an accredited nonpublic school. Independent or legal homeschoolers (private instruction, CPI, or independent private instruction) do NOT qualify. Enrolling to access the money makes the child a private-school student. Verify current rules with the state before relying on this.

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Verify current details with the state.

Kansas

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Kansas has no ESA/voucher/allotment generally available to independent homeschoolers. A universal refundable tax-credit bill (SB 75, which would include non-accredited/homeschool options) has been proposed but not enacted. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply, and Kansas offers a state 529 contribution deduction.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

Kentucky

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Kentucky has no ESA/voucher/allotment for homeschoolers. Its earlier tax-credit ESA (Education Opportunity Account Act) was struck down by the Kentucky Supreme Court, and 2024 ballot Amendment 2, which would have permitted public funds for nonpublic education, failed. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

Louisiana

LA GATOR Scholarship Program

ESA

Offering: ~$5,200 to $15,300/student, 2025-26, depending on need and situation; spend on tuition, tutoring, curriculum, textbooks, therapies, dual enrollment

Louisiana's first ESA ("Giving All True Opportunity to Rise"), created by Act 1 of 2024 and administered by the Louisiana Dept. of Education, replacing the old Louisiana Scholarship Program voucher. Phased eligibility: early phases prioritize prior-voucher students, entering kindergartners, prior-year public-school students, and families under 250% FPL, expanding over time.

⚠ Heads up: Home-educating families can use LA GATOR if they meet the phase eligibility and cover required core subjects, but a GATOR student is enrolled in the state ESA program rather than filing as an independent home-study program, and must follow GATOR expense and oversight rules. Check the current application window and phase criteria on the LDOE page.

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Verify current details with the state.

Maine

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Maine has no ESA/voucher/allotment for independent homeschoolers. Maine's town tuitioning program pays tuition to a public or approved private school for students in towns without their own school; homeschoolers are explicitly not eligible. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Town tuitioning is not homeschool money. Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

Maryland

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Maryland has no ESA/voucher/allotment generally available to independent homeschoolers. The state's BOOST scholarship funds free/reduced-lunch students to attend participating nonpublic schools only, not homeschooling. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: ESA-style bills (e.g. HB 569 and HB 704) have been proposed but not enacted as of early 2026. Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

Massachusetts

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Massachusetts has no ESA/voucher/allotment/tax-credit generally available to independent homeschoolers. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

Michigan

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Michigan has no ESA, voucher, or tax credit available to independent homeschoolers. The state constitution (Art. VIII, Sec. 2) bars public aid to nonpublic schooling, so ESA-style proposals have stalled. Homeschoolers may access some public-school elective courses locally; federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation, but a change here would likely require a constitutional amendment. No direct homeschool funding today.

Verify current details with the state.

Minnesota

K-12 Education Subtraction & Education Credit

Tax Credit

Offering: Subtraction: up to ~$1,625 per K-6 child or ~$2,500 per 7-12 child of qualifying expenses, no income limit. Credit: 75% of qualifying expenses up to those caps, subject to an income limit (~$79,760+ depending on number of children, 2025). Covers curriculum, textbooks, instructional materials, tutoring, some equipment.

Two stacking Minnesota income-tax benefits (a subtraction and a refundable-style credit) administered by the Minnesota Department of Revenue. Expenses must be for subjects normally taught in public-school grades K-12 and non-religious in nature.

⚠ Heads up: Directly usable by Minnesota homeschoolers. The Department of Revenue explicitly lists qualifying home-school expenses. Nonreligious materials only; keep receipts. It is a tax benefit, not up-front funding.

Official site →

Verify current details with the state.

Mississippi

Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs ESA

ESA

Offering: up to ~$8,007/student, 2025-26; usable for private tuition, tutoring, curriculum, therapies, testing, and some technology

Mississippi's only ESA, limited to students with a current IEP/special-needs eligibility, administered by the Mississippi Dept. of Education. 2025 legislation (HB 42) raised total funding to $5M and removed the prior 500-student annual enrollment cap. Mississippi has NO general-population ESA or voucher for typical homeschoolers.

⚠ Heads up: Special-needs only, and participation in a home instruction (homeschool) program is NOT permitted while on this ESA. Funds are meant to move a child out of public school toward private or approved services, not to fund independent homeschooling. General homeschoolers are not eligible for any dedicated Mississippi program as of 2026. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

Official site →

Verify current details with the state.

Missouri

MOScholars (Empowerment Scholarship Accounts)

Tax Credit

Offering: ~$6,375+ per student, 2025-26 (varies with funding); curriculum, tutoring, therapies, tech, some tuition

Missouri's tax-credit-funded ESA, overseen by the State Treasurer and funded through donations to Educational Assistance Organizations (EAOs); some accounts are administered via Odyssey. A 'Family Paced Education' (FPE) designation covers home-educating families.

⚠ Heads up: Not universal; eligibility is gated. A student generally must have an IEP, qualify for free/reduced-price lunch (income limit), or be an English learner. Cannot combine with other public homeschool funding. Enrollment moves the family into ESA status with its own requirements. Verify current eligibility and open windows.

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Verify current details with the state.

Montana

Special Needs Equal Opportunity Education Savings Account

ESA

Offering: ~$5,000 to $8,000 per student (varies by the resident district's ANB funding formula). Spend on private schooling, tutoring, therapies, online programs, and other approved expenses.

Montana's ESA (House Bill 393, 2023), administered by the Office of Public Instruction, is limited to students with disabilities who have an IEP or qualify under IDEA. In December 2025 a district court ruled the program unconstitutional (unfunded); a stay lets currently enrolled families keep receiving reimbursements through June 30, 2026, after which its future depends on the courts or legislature.

⚠ Heads up: NOT a general homeschool program. Special-needs (IEP-qualifying) students only, and its legal status is in doubt as of 2026. Families must unenroll from public school and register the student as a homeschooler to participate. Verify whether the program is still operating before relying on it.

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Verify current details with the state.

Nebraska

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Nebraska has no ESA/voucher/allotment generally available to independent homeschoolers. Its prior private-school scholarship program (LB1402) was repealed by voters in November 2024; new proposals are being debated but nothing is enacted for homeschoolers. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

Nevada

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Nevada has no funded ESA available to independent homeschoolers. Nevada's 2015 ESA was struck down over its funding mechanism and remains unfunded, and a 2025 ESA bill (SB 252) failed. Nevada's Educational Choice (Opportunity) Scholarship is a tax-credit scholarship for private-school tuition for lower-income students. It is generally not usable for independent homeschool curriculum. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly. The existing Opportunity Scholarship funds private-school tuition, not independent homeschooling.

Verify current details with the state.

New Hampshire

Education Freedom Account (EFA)

ESA

Offering: ~$4,300+ per student (2025-26, roughly the state adequacy grant, ~$4,265 base plus differentiated aid for free/reduced-lunch or special-education students); spend on curriculum, tutoring, tech, tests, and approved education expenses

New Hampshire's state education savings account, administered by the Children's Scholarship Fund NH for the NH Dept. of Education. As of June 2025 (SB 295) the income cap was removed, making the program effectively universal, with a student enrollment cap (~10,000) for 2025-26.

⚠ Heads up: One of the few Northeast programs open to home-educated students. Applicants must be NH residents eligible to enroll in public school. Enrolling generally moves the child into EFA status with EFA reporting and assessment rules rather than the standard NH home-education statute. Confirm the current requirements before applying.

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Verify current details with the state.

New Jersey

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, New Jersey has no ESA/voucher/allotment generally available to independent homeschoolers. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

New Mexico

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, New Mexico has no ESA, voucher, or education tax credit generally available to independent homeschoolers; tax-credit-scholarship bills (e.g. HB 105, HB 324, SB 48) have been proposed but not enacted. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply, and New Mexico offers an unlimited state income-tax deduction for contributions to its 529 plan.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly. State law guarantees homeschool students access to public-school sports and extracurriculars, but that is participation access, not funding.

Verify current details with the state.

New York

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, New York has no ESA/voucher/allotment generally available to independent homeschoolers. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

North Carolina

Education Student Accounts (ESA+)

ESA

Offering: ~$9,000 base or up to ~$17,000 for certain designated disabilities per student, 2025-26; curriculum, therapies, tutoring, tech, some tuition

North Carolina's special-needs education savings account, administered by the NC State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA). Homeschools are an allowed placement, but the program reportedly stopped taking new-student applications for 2026-27. Verify current status.

⚠ Heads up: Special needs only: the child must be an NC resident with a documented disability and an IEP eligibility determination. Not available to typical independent homeschoolers. Participation moves the family into ESA reporting.

Official site →

Verify current details with the state.

Opportunity Scholarship

Other

Offering: Private-school tuition and fees only; award varies by household income, 2025-26

North Carolina's large voucher program, administered by NCSEAA. Funds private-school tuition and required fees. It is not an ESA and cannot be spent on independent homeschooling.

⚠ Heads up: Not usable for full-time homeschooling. The child must be enrolled in a participating private school. Included here so families know NC's biggest program does not fund independent homeschool. Most typical NC homeschoolers have no dedicated public funding.

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Verify current details with the state.

North Dakota

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, North Dakota has no ESA/voucher/allotment generally available to independent homeschoolers. An ESA bill (HB 1540) passed the legislature in 2025 but was vetoed by the governor, and it would have excluded homeschooled students anyway. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

Ohio

Ohio Home Education Expenses Tax Credit

Tax Credit

Offering: Nonrefundable credit of up to ~$250 per qualifying home-educated child (2025 tax year, up from $250 per return previously); covers books, supplementary materials, supplies, software, apps, subscriptions used for instruction. Excludes computers and devices.

A state income-tax credit for Ohio families whose children are excused from compulsory attendance for home education. Claimed on the Ohio individual return; nonrefundable, so it only offsets tax owed.

⚠ Heads up: Directly usable by independent homeschoolers. This is the one Ohio program aimed at home educators. Requires the district superintendent's excuse-from-attendance letter for the school year. It reimburses via taxes; it is not up-front funding.

Official site →

Verify current details with the state.

EdChoice Expansion (Income-Based) Scholarship

Other

Offering: Private-school tuition voucher: up to ~$6,166 (K-8) or ~$8,408 (grades 9-12) for 2025-26; full amount at or under 450% of the Federal Poverty Level, prorated above that.

Ohio's income-based private-school voucher, administered by the Department of Education and Workforce. Money pays tuition at a participating chartered nonpublic (private) school.

⚠ Heads up: NOT for independent homeschoolers. Funds only pay tuition at an enrolled private school; using it means your child is a private-school student, not a legal homeschooler. Listed for comparison.

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Verify current details with the state.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit (Homeschool)

Tax Credit

Offering: Homeschool families: a refundable income tax credit of up to ~$1,000 per student per year for qualified homeschool expenses (2025-26 / 2026-27). Private-school families receive a much larger credit (~$5,000 to $7,500 per student, income-tiered).

State refundable tax credit administered by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Homeschoolers claim the credit on their tax return (Form 591-D) rather than through an application. Because it is refundable, families receive the full amount even if it exceeds their state tax liability. A separate statewide cap applies to the homeschool portion, which has historically been small (~$5M), so funds can run out.

⚠ Heads up: Homeschoolers get a smaller credit (~$1,000) than private-school families. It is reimbursement-style: you claim qualified expenses on your Oklahoma return. Confirm the current cap, eligible-expense list, and per-student amount with the Oklahoma Tax Commission, as figures change yearly.

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Verify current details with the state.

Oregon

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Oregon has no ESA, voucher, or tax-credit scholarship generally available to independent homeschoolers; no school-choice bill has advanced. Some public charter or online programs offer small stipends but require public enrollment and oversight. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply (note: Oregon has not conformed to the federal K-12 529 expansion, so K-12 withdrawals can trigger state recapture).

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly nationally. A proposed federal tax-credit scholarship is slated to begin in 2027 and could reach Oregon families if the state opts in.

Verify current details with the state.

Pennsylvania

Educational Improvement / Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EITC/OSTC)

Tax Credit

Offering: Donor-funded scholarships awarded through approved Scholarship Organizations; typically up to ~$8,500, or up to ~$15,000 for students with special needs (2025-26), though actual awards are usually smaller and depend on the organization's funding

Pennsylvania's business tax-credit scholarship programs (EITC enacted 2001, OSTC 2012). Businesses donate to approved Scholarship Organizations, which award tuition scholarships to eligible students. Reporting is tied to 'the school that each recipient attended.'

⚠ Heads up: These fund private or nonpublic school TUITION, not independent homeschooling. Pennsylvania has no ESA or homeschool allotment, so independent home educators generally cannot use this money. A few scholarship organizations may serve specific microschool or umbrella arrangements. Verify directly with the organization.

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Verify current details with the state.

Rhode Island

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Rhode Island has no ESA/allotment for independent homeschoolers. Its tax-credit scholarship program targets private-school tuition, not homeschooling. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: A new federal tax-credit scholarship (effective Jan 1, 2027) could reach homeschoolers if the state opts in, not yet available. Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

South Carolina

Education Scholarship Trust Fund (ESTF)

ESA

Offering: ~$7,500/student, 2025-26; administered via ClassWallet for approved expenses

South Carolina's income-limited ESA, administered by the SC Dept. of Education with ClassWallet. Legally turbulent: the SC Supreme Court struck the private-tuition use in Sept 2024 under the state's Blaine Amendment; 2025 legislation (Bill 62) reinstated the program and restored tuition use, and in May 2025 the court declined to hear a further challenge. Enrollment has hit its legal cap with a waitlist.

⚠ Heads up: Does NOT fund homeschooling. Independent homeschoolers (under any of South Carolina's home-school options) are explicitly ineligible. The program is aimed at private-school and approved-expense use, not home education. Treat the legal status as still evolving and verify current rules before relying on it.

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South Dakota

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, South Dakota has no ESA/voucher/allotment generally available to independent homeschoolers, and is not among the states with an active ESA program. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

Tennessee

Education Freedom Scholarship (Education Freedom Act)

ESA

Offering: ~$7,295/student, 2025-26; usable for approved private-school tuition and education expenses

Tennessee's new statewide ESA, created by the 2025 Education Freedom Act, administered by the TN Dept. of Education. First-year cap of 20,000 scholarships, half reserved for prior-ESA/IEA-eligible or lower-income students (≤300% of free/reduced-lunch threshold), half open to any student regardless of income.

⚠ Heads up: Homeschoolers are NOT eligible and EFS funds cannot be spent on homeschool expenses. A home-educating family can only access these dollars by leaving independent-homeschool status and enrolling the child in an approved participating private school. Verify before assuming eligibility.

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Texas

Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA)

ESA

Offering: Homeschool students: up to ~$2,000/student/year (2026-27). Private-school students receive far more (~$10,474, i.e. 85% of statewide average per-student funding); students with disabilities may qualify for more. Spend on curriculum, instructional materials, online courses, tutoring, educational therapies, assessments, and limited tech.

New statewide ESA administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, funded at ~$1 billion for its first year (2026-27). The first application window ran Feb 4 to Mar 31, 2026. Homeschool awards are capped at a much smaller amount than the private-school tier.

⚠ Heads up: Homeschoolers ARE eligible but at a sharply lower cap (~$2,000) than private-school participants (~$10k+). Amounts and rules are new and may change; confirm the current homeschool cap and reporting obligations directly with the Comptroller before relying on any figure. No prior public-school enrollment is required per program materials.

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Utah

Utah Fits All Scholarship

ESA

Offering: ~$4,000 (ages 5-11) or ~$6,000 (ages 12-18) per student, 2025-26; spend on curriculum, tutoring, tech, tests, and some tuition. During 2025-26, no more than ~20% may go to extracurriculars; roughly two-thirds of unspent funds may roll over.

Utah's state education savings account, administered by Odyssey (Program Manager since May 2025). Heavily oversubscribed relative to funding; recipients generally submit an annual assessment or portfolio. Apply directly through the program.

⚠ Heads up: For families in ESA or nonpublic status. A scholarship student cannot be dual-enrolled in public school, so it generally cannot be combined with a public LEA program like OpenEd (enrolling in OpenEd makes the child a public-school student). Homeschoolers apply directly.

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OpenEd (public-school partner program)

Charter/Public Allotment

Offering: Per-student curriculum and enrichment allotment (amount varies by partner LEA and is not published as a flat figure); OpenEd pays vendors directly or reimburses pre-approved educational expenses. No cost to the family.

Formerly My Tech High. Families enroll their child through an OpenEd partner Utah district or charter (e.g. Nebo, Iron County, Gateway Prep); the school draws public per-pupil funding and sets aside a portion for the family's approved learning materials and activities while the child learns at home.

⚠ Heads up: Enrolling makes your child a part-time PUBLIC-school student under the partner LEA. This is NOT independent homeschooling and adds the LEA's testing and attendance requirements. Because the child is publicly enrolled, it generally cannot be combined with the Utah Fits All ESA. Confirm the current allotment with the partner school.

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Vermont

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Vermont has no ESA/voucher/allotment for independent homeschoolers. Vermont's town tuitioning program sends public money to approved public or private schools for students in towns without their own school. It does not pay for homeschooling. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Town tuitioning is not homeschool money. Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

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Virginia

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Virginia has no ESA/voucher/allotment generally available to independent homeschoolers. ESA bills have been proposed but not enacted. A new federal scholarship-tax-credit program (SGO donations, effective 2027) may reach some Virginia families later. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Check for new legislation; programs are being added quickly.

Verify current details with the state.

Washington

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Washington has no ESA, voucher, or tax credit for independent homeschoolers; ESA bills (HB 1140 'empowerED', HB 1615 'Students First') have been proposed but not enacted. The main funded at-home pathway is the Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) / Parent-Partnership Program, which supplies curriculum, a learning coach, and enrichment days at no cost, but the child enrolls as a public-school student.

⚠ Heads up: ALE is NOT independent homeschooling: choosing it means dropping Home-Based Instruction (HBI) legal status and enrolling in public school, with state testing (Smarter Balanced) and required teacher contact. There is no direct cash to independent homeschoolers. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply. Watch for new legislation.

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West Virginia

Hope Scholarship

ESA

Offering: ~$5,267 per student, 2025-26 (roughly the state per-pupil amount, adjusts yearly); spend on curriculum, tutoring, tech, tuition, tests, therapies

West Virginia's broad education savings account, administered by the State Treasurer's Office. One of the most homeschool-friendly ESAs in the country and moving to near-universal eligibility.

⚠ Heads up: For 2025-26, an existing homeschooler generally needed ~45 days of prior public-school enrollment to qualify. Starting 2026-27 the program expands to universal K-12 eligibility: any WV student may apply with no prior-public-school requirement; the child just can't be enrolled in public school while receiving funds. Recipients move into Hope or ESA status with its own reporting. A strong option, but verify current-year rules before relying on it.

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Wisconsin

No dedicated program (2026)

As of 2026, Wisconsin has no ESA or tax credit for independent homeschoolers. Its Parental Choice programs (statewide, Milwaukee, Racine, e.g. ~$10,877 K-8 or ~$13,371 9-12 in Racine for 2025-26) are private-school-tuition vouchers only and do not cover home education. Federal Coverdell ESA/529 may still apply.

⚠ Heads up: Using a Parental Choice voucher means enrolling in a private school, not homeschooling. No funding exists for pure or independent homeschoolers. Check for new legislation.

Verify current details with the state.

Wyoming

Steamboat Legacy Scholarship (Education Savings Account)

ESA

Offering: ~$7,000 per student per year, beginning 2025-26. Approved uses include private-school tuition, curriculum, tutoring, extracurriculars, and other education-related costs.

Wyoming's education savings account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act), administered by the Wyoming Department of Education. Open to residents roughly age 4 through grade 12 who are eligible for public school but not enrolled. The program was tied up in litigation during 2025 (a district-court injunction later lifted by the Wyoming Supreme Court); confirm current operating status.

⚠ Heads up: Homeschoolers ARE eligible, but only if the student is NOT enrolled in public school. Participation places the family under the program's requirements rather than the plain homeschool statute; legal status shifted during 2025, so verify the program is active and check current rules with the WDE (wde-esa@wyo.gov).

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Multi-state platforms & administrators

These administer or channel funds across states. They are the plumbing, not new money. Enrolling through one is often not the same as independent homeschooling.

OpenEd

Platform/Marketplace

Offering: Free curriculum, courses, clubs, and a funded marketplace/reimbursement for approved materials, delivered through partner public schools (Utah first, expanding)

OpenEd partners with 'innovative' public schools (e.g. Utah districts and charters) to give at-home families tuition-free curriculum and a per-student allotment for materials via a marketplace or reimbursement. The public school enrolls the child and receives the public funding.

⚠ Heads up: This is the plumbing, not new money; it channels existing public-school dollars. Enrolling through OpenEd generally means the child is a public-school student, NOT an independent homeschooler, and typically cannot be combined with a state ESA (e.g. Utah Fits All). Verify status and reporting effects before switching.

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Odyssey

Platform/Marketplace

Offering: The application, payment, compliance, and vendor-marketplace platform states use to run ESAs (e.g. Utah, Iowa, Georgia, Louisiana, Wyoming, and Texas' TEFA)

Odyssey is a technology administrator that states contract to operate ESA and school-choice programs, handling applications, payments, expense verification, fraud prevention, and a vetted vendor marketplace where families spend approved funds.

⚠ Heads up: Odyssey doesn't create funding; it administers a state's ESA. Whether homeschoolers qualify, and whether accepting the ESA changes their legal status or reporting, is set by each state's program, not by Odyssey. Apply through the specific state program.

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ClassWallet

Platform/Marketplace

Offering: A digital-wallet fund-management platform that holds ESA/scholarship funds and pays approved vendors, used across many states (e.g. Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Idaho, New Hampshire, Texas)

ClassWallet is a third-party fund manager: it stores a family's ESA balance in a digital wallet and processes payments and reimbursements to program-approved vendors. It is the spending rail behind numerous state ESA and micro-grant programs.

⚠ Heads up: ClassWallet is the payment plumbing, not a funding source. Eligibility, allowed expenses, and any effect on homeschool status come from the underlying state program. You get a ClassWallet account only after a state program approves you.

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Student First Technologies

Platform/Marketplace

Offering: Administration software/system-of-record for ESA and tax-credit scholarship programs, used by state agencies and scholarship-granting organizations across 15+ states

Student First Technologies provides the back-end that state agencies and non-profit administrators use to run ESA and tax-credit scholarship programs: applications, payments, and compliance. It sits behind programs, not directly in front of most families.

⚠ Heads up: This is administrator infrastructure, not a program you apply to directly or a source of money. Homeschool eligibility and status effects are defined by the state program it powers. Apply through that program.

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Step Up For Students

Platform/Marketplace

Offering: Florida's largest scholarship-funding organization; administers Florida ESAs and scholarships including the Personalized Education Program (PEP) for homeschool-style families plus Family Empowerment and tax-credit scholarships

Step Up For Students is a Florida non-profit scholarship funding organization (SFO) approved by the state since 2000. It administers several ESA and scholarship programs (funds spendable on curriculum, tutoring, therapies, classes, and materials), serving 500,000+ Florida students.

⚠ Heads up: Florida-only, and it administers state money rather than creating it. Enrolling in PEP means the child is a 'PEP student,' NOT a registered Florida home-education student. It replaces (not supplements) independent homeschool status and adds program reporting. Verify before switching.

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Prenda

Platform/Marketplace

Offering: A microschool network and guide platform; an approved ESA vendor in several states (e.g. Arizona ESA, Utah Fits All, Texas TEFA, Florida PEP), often covering most or all cost for eligible families

Prenda helps adults run small in-person 'microschools' and handles the vendor and invoicing side so families can pay with ESA funds. In states with an ESA, the scholarship typically covers most of a child's Prenda participation.

⚠ Heads up: Prenda accepts ESA funds but doesn't provide them. The funding is the state's ESA, with that program's rules. Depending on the state or program, joining a funded microschool may reclassify the child out of independent-homeschool status. Confirm your state's terms.

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KaiPod Learning

Platform/Marketplace

Offering: A microschool network and 'start a microschool' platform; locations in states like Arizona and Florida accept ESAs, vouchers, and tax-credit scholarships where available

KaiPod runs and helps others launch microschools and learning centers and builds ESA payment handling into its platform. Whether a given KaiPod site accepts ESA funds varies by school and state.

⚠ Heads up: ESA acceptance varies by location, and the money is the state's ESA, not KaiPod's. Using ESA funds for a microschool can change a child's legal schooling status vs. independent homeschooling; verify with the specific state program and site.

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Primer

Platform/Marketplace

Offering: A microschool network built around state funding; accepts Arizona ESA, Florida scholarships, Alabama tax-credit funds, and Texas TEFA, often advertising $0 to $500 out-of-pocket tuition for eligible families

Primer operates small student-centered microschools (currently Florida, Arizona, Alabama, with Texas expansion) and structures tuition around each state's ESA or scholarship so qualifying families pay little to nothing.

⚠ Heads up: Primer is a private school or microschool that accepts ESA money, not a funding source. Enrolling generally makes the child a Primer student rather than an independent homeschooler, and uses the state ESA under that program's rules. Verify status and reporting effects.

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Wildflower Schools

Platform/Marketplace

Offering: A network supporting teacher-led Montessori microschools across 20+ states and DC; many are tuition-free charters, and some private sites are set up to accept ESA payments where available

Wildflower is a non-profit network helping educators launch small, teacher-led Montessori microschools. Some operate as tuition-free public charters; others are private and can accept ESA or voucher funds. Model and funding vary by school and state.

⚠ Heads up: Wildflower is a school network, not an ESA source. Charter Wildflower schools are public school (not homeschooling); private ones may take ESA funds under state rules. Either path generally differs from independent homeschooling. Check the specific school and your state.

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