Program Stats
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12%
Students Eligible -
13%
Funded Eligibility -
6,312
Participating Students (2023-24) -
$7,358
Average Account Value (year) -
51%
Public School Funding
Program Summary
Eligible students must have a parent who has been a Georgia resident for at least a year. The student must have an active IEP or 504 plan and have attended a Georgia public school the prior year, receiving special education services. These requirements are waived if the student’s parent is an active-duty military member recently stationed in Georgia or if the student was adopted from foster care, placed in permanent guardianship, or previously qualified for the scholarship. Kindergarteners may qualify if they received preschool special education services under IDEA and meet the residency requirement or military exception and are 5 years old by September 1. Scholarships are funded through the state’s school funding formula and issued in six payments. Amounts vary by age and services received but cannot exceed the private school’s tuition and fees. Funds are transferred from the student’s public school allocation to the scholarship program.
Funding Mechanism: School funding formula
Universal Eligibility: ❌
Universal Usage: ❌
Universal Funding: ✅
Truly Universal: ❌
(Last updated December 16, 2025)
Use of Funds
Parents may apply the scholarship to tuition, student assessments, uniforms, physical therapy, speech therapy or occupational therapy, transportation provided by the participating school, meals, summer school programs, tutoring, and other materials, services, or activities as authorized by the education department.
(Last updated December 16, 2025)
Program Guidelines
View program requirements for parents, schools, and scholarship granting organizations by clicking on each hyperlink.
(Last updated December 16, 2025)
Governing Statutes
O.C.G.A. §§ 20-2-2110 through 2118
(Last updated April 21, 2025)