Information current as of October 2026.
Every state handles homeschool funding a little differently. Some offer an Education Savings Account (ESA). Some offer allotments through charter or correspondence programs. A few offer tax credits or deductions. Many offer nothing yet.
Find your state in the table below, then visit the official link to confirm the details. Programs change often, sometimes in the middle of a school year.
A few things to keep in mind:
- ESA and allotment money usually has to be spent with the program’s approved vendors, often through a marketplace like ClassWallet or Odyssey.
- “Must enroll” means your child joins the program instead of homeschooling independently. In some states that changes your legal homeschool status.
- “Check with the program” means we couldn’t confirm that detail, so please ask the program directly.
| State | Program | Type | Homeschoolers eligible? | Approx. amount per student | Official info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | CHOOSE Act ESA | ESA | Yes (income limit of 300% of the federal poverty level for 2026-27) | $2,000 for home education (max $4,000 per family) | Get info ↗ |
| Alaska | Correspondence school allotments (e.g., FOCUS, Fairbanks BEST, Totem) | Correspondence allotment | Must enroll in a district correspondence program | About $2,800-$3,000 | Get info ↗ |
| Arizona | Empowerment Scholarship Account | ESA | Must enroll in the ESA (no homeschool affidavit) | Check with the program | Get info ↗ |
| Arkansas | Education Freedom Account | ESA | Yes | About $6,800 in 2025-26; for 2026-27, check with the program | Get info ↗ |
| California | Independent-study charter instructional funds (e.g., Excel, Hartland, IEM, River Springs) | Charter allotment | Must enroll in the charter | Check with the program (varies by charter; non-religious materials only) | Contact each charter school directly |
| Florida | Family Empowerment Scholarship: Personalized Education Program (PEP) | ESA | Must enroll in PEP (not as an independent home-education student) | $7,463-$12,217 (by district and grade) | Get info ↗ |
| Georgia | Georgia Promise Scholarship | ESA | Only under certain conditions (tied to a low-performing public school) | Up to $6,500 | Get info ↗ |
| Idaho | Parental Choice Tax Credit | Tax credit | Check with the program | Check with the program | Check with the Idaho State Tax Commission |
| Illinois | Education Expense Credit | Tax credit | Yes (homeschool counts as a private school for this credit) | 25% of expenses over $250, max $750 per family | Check with the Illinois Dept. of Revenue |
| Indiana | Education Scholarship Account | ESA | Check with the program | Varies | Get info ↗ |
| Indiana | Private school / homeschool deduction | Tax deduction | Yes | $1,000 per child | Check with the Indiana Dept. of Revenue |
| Iowa | Students First ESA | ESA | No (accredited nonpublic schools only) | $8,148 | Get info ↗ |
| Louisiana | LA GATOR Scholarship | ESA | Only under certain conditions (home-based track, with exclusions) | $5,243-$15,253 | Get info ↗ |
| Louisiana | School Expense Deduction (home school) | Tax deduction | Yes | 50% of textbooks and curricula, up to $6,000 per child | Get info ↗ |
| Minnesota | K-12 Education Subtraction and Credit | Tax deduction and credit | Yes | Subtraction up to $1,625 (K-6) or $2,500 (7-12); the credit is income-limited | Get info ↗ |
| Missouri | MOScholars | ESA | Check with the program | Check with the program | Get info ↗ |
| Montana | Special Needs ESA | ESA | Check with the program | Check with the program | Get info ↗ |
| New Hampshire | Education Freedom Account | ESA | Must enroll (home-education status ends when you join) | Check with the program | Get info ↗ |
| North Carolina | ESA+ (students with disabilities) | ESA | Yes, for non-tuition costs (students with disabilities only) | Up to $9,000 or $17,000 | Get info ↗ |
| Oklahoma | Parental Choice Tax Credit | Refundable tax credit | Yes (check with the program for homeschool details) | Check with the program | Get info ↗ |
| South Carolina | Education Scholarship Trust Fund | ESA | Only under certain conditions | $7,634 (all 15,000 seats are full for 2026-27) | Get info ↗ |
| Tennessee | Education Freedom Scholarship | ESA / voucher | No (private school tuition) | $7,530 | Get info ↗ |
| Texas | Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) | ESA | Yes, homeschool tier (new for 2026-27; awarded by lottery) | $2,000 for homeschool | Get info ↗ |
| Utah | Utah Fits All Scholarship | ESA | Yes (home-based tiers) | $4,000 ages 5-11; $6,000 ages 12-18. For 2026-27 status, check with the program | Get info ↗ |
| Washington | No state program found | None | n/a | $0 (no ESA, allotment, or state tax credit; Washington has no state income tax) | n/a |
| West Virginia | Hope Scholarship | ESA | Must enroll in the program | Check with the program | Get info ↗ |
| Wyoming | Wyoming ESA (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship) | ESA | Yes (home-based) | $7,000. For current status, check with the program | Get info ↗ |
| Federal (all states) | 529 plan K-12 expenses | 529 plan | Unclear; clearest where state law treats a homeschool as a private school | Up to $20,000 per student per year from 2026 (your own savings) | Get info ↗ |
| Federal (opted-in states) | Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (starts 2027) | Federal tax credit scholarship | Uncertain; depends on state law and the scholarship organization | Set by each scholarship organization | Get info ↗ |
Don’t see your state? That usually means we didn’t find a statewide program that helps homeschool families pay for curriculum. Your local school district may offer other options, so it’s worth asking.
Know of a program we missed? Tell us about it. We’d love to keep this list up to date for everyone.
Information current as of October 2026.