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By state

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Compliance and funding rules differ everywhere. Pick your state for a plain-language guide to opening and getting funded.

States with school-choice funding (33)

Alabama

ESA (refundable tax credit): The CHOOSE Act

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Arizona

ESA: Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA)

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Arkansas

ESA: Education Freedom Account (EFA) — LEARNS Act

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District of Columbia

voucher: DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) — federal (SOAR Act)

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Florida

ESA: Family Empowerment Scholarship — Educational Options (FES-EO) + Florida Tax Credit (FTC)

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Georgia

ESA: Georgia Promise Scholarship (SB 233)

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Idaho

tax-credit (refundable, state-paid): Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit

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Indiana

voucher: Indiana Choice Scholarship Program

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Iowa

ESA: Students First Education Savings Account (ESA)

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Kansas

tax-credit (donor-funded): Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program

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Louisiana

ESA: LA GATOR Scholarship Program

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Maine

tuitioning: Town Tuitioning Program (20-A M.R.S. §2951)

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Maryland

voucher: BOOST (Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today)

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Mississippi

ESA: Education Scholarship Account (Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act)

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Missouri

tax-credit (donor-funded): MOScholars (Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts)

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Montana

tax-credit: Student Scholarship Organization Tax Credit (MCA 15-30-3111)

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Nevada

tax-credit: Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship (Opportunity Scholarship)

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New Hampshire

ESA: Education Freedom Account (EFA)

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North Carolina

voucher: Opportunity Scholarship

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Ohio

voucher: EdChoice Expansion (near-universal) + Traditional EdChoice

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Oklahoma

tax-credit: Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit

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Pennsylvania

tax-credit: EITC + OSTC (tax-credit scholarships)

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Rhode Island

tax-credit: Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations (§44-62)

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South Carolina

ESA: Education Scholarship Trust Fund (ESTF)

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South Dakota

tax-credit (insurance-premium): Partners in Education Tax Credit Program (PIETCP)

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Tennessee

ESA: Education Freedom Scholarship (EFS)

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Texas

ESA: Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA)

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Utah

ESA: Utah Fits All Scholarship

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Vermont

tuitioning: Town Tuitioning Program (16 V.S.A. §822)

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Virginia

tax-credit: Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits (EISTC)

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West Virginia

ESA: Hope Scholarship

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Wisconsin

voucher: Wisconsin/Milwaukee/Racine Parental Choice Programs (WPCP/MPCP/RPCP) + SNSP

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Wyoming

ESA: Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act (ESA program)

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Every other state

Alaska

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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California

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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Colorado

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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Connecticut

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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Delaware

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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Hawaii

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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Illinois

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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Kentucky

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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Massachusetts

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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Michigan

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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Minnesota

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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Nebraska

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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New Jersey

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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New Mexico

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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New York

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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North Dakota

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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Oregon

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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Washington

No statewide ESA/voucher yet

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MicroschoolLaunchKit provides general educational guidance, not legal advice, and is not affiliated with any state agency or ESA program administrator. Requirements and dollar figures change and some details here are still being verified — always confirm with your state's official sources before acting.