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School choice information by state
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School choice is a term that refers to programs offering alternatives to assigned local public school options. Public school choice options include open enrollment policies, magnet schools, and charter schools. Other options include school vouchers, scholarship tax credits, and education savings accounts (ESAs).[1][2]
- Please click on a state or a link below to learn more about school choice in your state.
- School choice in Alabama
- School choice in Alaska
- School choice in Arizona
- School choice in Arkansas
- School choice in California
- School choice in Colorado
- School choice in Connecticut
- School choice in Delaware
- School choice in Florida
- School choice in Georgia
- School choice in Hawaii
- School choice in Idaho
- School choice in Illinois
- School choice in Indiana
- School choice in Iowa
- School choice in Kansas
- School choice in Kentucky
- School choice in Louisiana
- School choice in Maine
- School choice in Maryland
- School choice in Massachusetts
- School choice in Michigan
- School choice in Minnesota
- School choice in Mississippi
- School choice in Missouri
- School choice in Montana
- School choice in Nebraska
- School choice in Nevada
- School choice in New Hampshire
- School choice in New Jersey
- School choice in New Mexico
- School choice in New York
- School choice in North Carolina
- School choice in North Dakota
- School choice in Ohio
- School choice in Oklahoma
- School choice in Oregon
- School choice in Pennsylvania
- School choice in Rhode Island
- School choice in South Carolina
- School choice in South Dakota
- School choice in Tennessee
- School choice in Texas
- School choice in Utah
- School choice in Vermont
- School choice in Virginia
- School choice in Washington
- School choice in West Virginia
- School choice in Wisconsin
- School choice in Wyoming
Status of private school choice policy in the U.S.
The following map shows which states had universal, restricted, or no private school choice programs by trifecta status as of December 2024.
- 11 states had universal private school choice programs.
- 21 states had limited private school choice programs.
- 18 states had no private school choice programs.
Republican trifectas
- Eight state had universal school choice programs.
- 11 states had restricted school choice programs.
- Four states had no school choice programs.
Democratic trifectas
- No states had universal school choice programs.
- Three states had restricted school choice programs.
- 12 states had no school choice programs.
Divided governments
- Three states had universal school choice programs.
- Six states had restricted school choice programs.
- Three states had no school choice programs.
