School choice in Nebraska
No state program pays private school tuition.
What exists in Nebraska
| State program | No state program pays private school tuition |
|---|---|
| What families can use instead | No Nebraska program pays private school tuition. Voters repealed the state scholarship law in November 2024 (Referendum 435), and lawmakers removed proposed private school scholarship money from the 2026 budget. |
| Help paying | Nothing at the state level. Federal scholarships from 2027 can cover tuition and other K-12 costs. |
| Coming up | There is no state application. Once Nebraska certifies scholarship organizations, families apply to them. |
| Federal tax credit, 2027 | Nebraska is on the IRS list of states that opted in to the federal scholarship tax credit (as of September 14, 2026), so scholarship organizations here can take federally credited gifts from January 2027. |
Worth knowing: LB427, a bill for education savings accounts, was indefinitely postponed in April 2026.
We read this on from: Nebraska Secretary of State, 2024 general canvass (Referendum 435); Nebraska Department of Revenue, IRC 25F scholarships; Unicameral Update, March 23 to 26, 2026 (budget amendment); Nebraska Legislature, LB427; NEST 529, use of funds; IRS, participating states for 2027 (as of September 14, 2026). Rules change when the legislature meets, so check the official program site before you count on a number.
Private schools in Nebraska
We list 171 private schools in Nebraska, with grades, size and affiliation, by city and county.
Browse private schools in Nebraska
- Private schools in Omaha (47 nearby)
- Private schools in Bellevue (35 nearby)
- Private schools in Lincoln (21 nearby)
- Private schools in Columbus (8 nearby)
- Private schools in Norfolk (7 nearby)
- Private schools in Hastings (4 nearby)
- Private schools in Kearney (4 nearby)
- Private schools in West Point (4 nearby)
- Private schools in Fremont (3 nearby)
- Private schools in Hartington (3 nearby)
- Private schools in North Platte (3 nearby)
- Private schools in O'Neill (3 nearby)
- Private schools in Scottsbluff (3 nearby)
- Private schools in Alliance (2 nearby)
Questions parents ask
Does Nebraska have school vouchers or an ESA?
No state program pays private school tuition.
What can families in Nebraska use instead?
No Nebraska program pays private school tuition. Voters repealed the state scholarship law in November 2024 (Referendum 435), and lawmakers removed proposed private school scholarship money from the 2026 budget.
Will the federal scholarship tax credit help in Nebraska?
Nebraska is on the IRS list of states that opted in to the federal scholarship tax credit (as of September 14, 2026), so scholarship organizations here can take federally credited gifts from January 2027.
Other states
- Texas: TEFA
- Arkansas: EFA
- Oklahoma: PCTC
- Tennessee: EFS
- Missouri: MOScholars
- Florida: FES / FTC
- Arizona: ESA
- Iowa: Students First ESA
- Utah: UFA
- West Virginia: Hope
- North Carolina: Opportunity Scholarship
- Indiana: Choice Scholarship
- Ohio: EdChoice
- Alabama: CHOOSE Act
- Louisiana: LA GATOR
- Georgia: Promise Scholarship
- South Carolina: ESTF
- New Hampshire: EFA
- Idaho: PCTC
- Wisconsin: WI Choice
- Maryland: BOOST
- Nevada: Opportunity Scholarship
- Wyoming: Steamboat Legacy ESA
- Kansas: TCLISS
- Montana: SSO tax credit
- South Dakota: Partners in Education
- Rhode Island: RI scholarship tax credit
- Mississippi: ESA
- Maine: Town tuitioning
- Vermont: Town tuitioning
- District of Columbia: OSP
- California: no state program
- Pennsylvania: EITC / OSTC
- New York: no state program
- Illinois: no state program
- New Jersey: no state program
- Virginia: EISTC
- Michigan: no state program
- Washington: no state program
- Massachusetts: no state program
- Minnesota: no state program
- Oregon: no state program
- Colorado: no state program
- Kentucky: no state program
- Connecticut: no state program
- New Mexico: no state program
- Hawaii: no state program
- Delaware: no state program
- North Dakota: no state program
- Alaska: no state program