States with money for homeschool families
Education savings accounts, vouchers and tax credits reached homeschoolers in a wave of 2023–2026 laws. Taking the money sometimes changes the rules you are under.
The short version
28 of 51 jurisdictions now run some program a homeschool family can draw on, 16 of them with a published per-child figure. Most arrived between 2023 and 2026, and several are still being litigated or phased in.
Read the conditions before the amount. Several programmes move a family onto a different legal footing — testing, enrollment status or reporting that the ordinary home-instruction route does not carry. Money can be the expensive option.
What each state offers
| State | Per child | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $2,000 | CHOOSE Act education savings accounts (Act 2024-21): $2,000 per homeschool student (max $4,000 per family)… |
| Alaska | — | No ESA or voucher. |
| Arizona | — | Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA): universal for K-12 Arizona students since 2022; about 90% of the… |
| Arkansas | $7,208 | Education Freedom Accounts (LEARNS Act): universal for K-12 since 2025-26; up to $7,208 per student for… |
| California | — | No ESA, voucher or tax credit. |
| Florida | — | Personalized Education Program (PEP) education savings account under the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship (§… |
| Georgia | $6,500 | Georgia Promise Scholarship (2024, $6,500 education savings account for students zoned to lower-performing… |
| Idaho | $5,000 | Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit (Idaho Code 63-3029N, from 2025): refundable credit up to $5,000 per… |
| Illinois | $250, | Illinois K-12 Education Expense Credit: 25% of qualified expenses over $250, max $750 per family; for… |
| Indiana | $1,000 | Indiana private school/homeschool tax deduction: $1,000 per child from adjusted gross income for curricula… |
| Iowa | $2,000 | Iowa Tuition and Textbook Credit: 25% of the first $2,000 per K-12 dependent ($500 max) for tuition and… |
| Louisiana | $5,243 | LA GATOR Scholarship (ESA, Act 1 of 2024): 2025-26 awards of $5,243 (general), $7,626 (income at or below… |
| Minnesota | — | Minnesota K-12 Education Credit (Minn. |
| Mississippi | — | Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs ESA (students with an IEP in the past 3 years; limited… |
| Missouri | — | MOScholars (tax-credit-funded education savings scholarship administered by the State Treasurer): for… |
| Montana | — | Montana Special Needs Equal Opportunity ESA (2023): for students identified with a disability under IDEA who… |
| Nevada | — | Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship (Opportunity Scholarship) is a tax-credit program for lower-income… |
| New Hampshire | — | Education Freedom Accounts (RSA 194-F): under current law any resident student eligible for public school… |
| North Carolina | — | ESA+ (Education Student Accounts, run by NCSEAA) for students with disabilities can be used by home school… |
| Ohio | $1,000 | No funding for home education. |
| Oklahoma | $1,000 | Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit: refundable state income tax credit of up to $1,000 per homeschooled… |
| Pennsylvania | — | No ESA, voucher or tax credit for homeschool families. |
| South Carolina | $7,500 | Education Scholarship Trust Fund (ESTF): about $7,500 per student (2025-26) for private school tuition and… |
| Tennessee | $7,530 | Education Freedom Scholarship (2025; about $7,530 in 2026-27) is for registered private Category I-III… |
| Texas | $2,000 | Texas Education Freedom Accounts (ESA, SB 2 of 2025, Education Code ch. |
| Utah | $4,000 | Utah Fits All Scholarship (ESA, 2023): home-based scholarship students can receive up to $4,000 (ages 5-11)… |
| West Virginia | $5,436 | Hope Scholarship ESA: about $5,436 per student for 2026-27, open to all K-12 children from 2026-27… |
| Wyoming | $7,000 | Steamboat Legacy Scholarship ESA: $7,000 a year for Wyoming K-12 students not enrolled in public school. |
Figures are the published per-student amounts at the last check and change by legislature and by year. Follow the state link for the current terms and conditions.