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Homeschool laws by state, and the programs that pay homeschoolers

22 state programs in 20 states pay toward a homeschooled student’s costs, by their official sources. Below them, each state’s homeschool law, quoted from its statutes or education department.

Sources read October 8, 2026. Law summaries, not legal advice.

State programs that pay homeschoolers

StateProgramWhat the official source says
AlabamaCHOOSE Act education savings accountThe CHOOSE Act gives $2,000 per participating student in a home education program, including individual or group programs, homeschool and co-ops, capped at $4,000 per family. Source
AlaskaCorrespondence study student allotments (AS 14.03.310)A school district or the state department that runs a correspondence study program may give the parent an annual student allotment for the instructional expenses of a student enrolled in that program. Source
ArizonaArizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA)The ESA is a separate option from homeschool under 15-802. A child in an ESA is educated outside any district or charter school, and the parent may, but does not have to, use a private school. Source
ArkansasArkansas Education Freedom AccountThe department's home school office says homeschool families can take part in the Education Freedom Account program. Source
FloridaFamily Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA)For a student with a disability, the law lists tuition and fees for a home education program among the allowed uses of scholarship funds. Source
FloridaPersonalized Education Program (PEP), under the Florida Tax Credit ScholarshipPEP gives students who are not enrolled full time in a public or private school an education savings account for approved expenses. Source
GeorgiaGeorgia Promise ScholarshipThe Georgia Promise Scholarship funds nonpublic schooling, including private school and home study. Source
IllinoisIllinois Education Expense CreditParents of a student taught in a home school that meets Section 26-1 of the School Code can claim the state Education Expense Credit. Source
IndianaIndiana Private School/Homeschool Deduction (state income tax)Parents may deduct up to $1,000 per qualifying child who is enrolled in a private school or homeschooled, for education expenses. Source
IndianaIndiana Education Scholarship Account (INESA)INESA spending options include home education. Source
IowaIowa Tuition and Textbook Credit (state income tax)Parents of dependents receiving private instruction (homeschooling) can claim the Tuition and Textbook Credit. Source
LouisianaLouisiana deduction for home-schooled children's educational expenses (state income tax)Parents can deduct 50% of what they paid in qualified home-schooling expenses for each child. Source
MinnesotaMinnesota K-12 Education Subtraction and Credit (state income tax)Families who home school may qualify for the K-12 Education Subtraction and Credit. Source
MissouriMOScholars (Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program)MOScholars scholarships can be used at an FPE (Family Paced Education) school, a home-based school defined in RSMo 167.013, which the law lists as a qualified school. Source
New HampshireNew Hampshire Education Freedom AccountsAn EFA student does not have to be enrolled in a private or online school. EFA money can pay for tutoring and for textbooks, curriculum and other instructional materials, among other listed expenses. Source
North CarolinaESA+ (Personal Education Student Accounts for students with disabilities)ESA+ money may pay for curricula, among other listed expenses, but may not pay tuition and fees for a Part 3 (home) school. Source
OhioJon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship and Autism ScholarshipThe department's fact sheet says home educated children may be eligible for the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship or the Autism Scholarship and must find an approved provider to apply. Source
OklahomaOklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit, homeschool tax creditSince tax year 2024, Oklahoma taxpayers who pay qualified expenses for a homeschooled student can claim a refundable income tax credit of up to $1,000 per student. Source
TexasTexas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA)An awarded child who is homeschooled receives $2,000 a year. Source
UtahUtah Fits All ScholarshipUtah Fits All pays a home-based scholarship student up to $4,000 a year at ages 5 to 11 (age on September 1). Source
West VirginiaHope ScholarshipHope can be used for homeschool curriculum as well as tuition and other qualifying expenses. Source
WyomingSteamboat Legacy Scholarship (Wyoming ESA)Eligible students receive $7,000 a year for approved costs including curriculum and tutoring as well as private school tuition. Source

A program is listed only when its own agency page or statute says it pays homeschooled students. Amounts and windows change each year: each state page links the program’s full facts.

The same facts as a map, with each state’s testing rule and a CSV: which states pay homeschoolers, and how.

Homeschool law, state by state

44 of 47 state summaries are complete. The rest are marked partial where an official source could not be read.

Questions parents ask

Can I use an ESA for homeschooling?

In some states. Official sources show 22 state programs in 20 states that pay toward a homeschooled student’s costs, listed on this page with each source. Most school choice programs pay only private school tuition, and some say outright that homeschooled students do not qualify.

Which states have the strictest homeschool laws?

We do not rank states. Each state page quotes what its law requires about notice, subjects, testing, records and who may teach, so you can compare the rules that matter to your family.

Where do these summaries come from?

From each state’s statutes on its legislature’s site or from its education department, never from advocacy groups. Each line quotes the official text it summarises and links the page. Where we could not read an official source, the page says less and is marked partial.

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