Private School Choice
Iowa has three private school choice programs: a near-universal education savings account (ESA), a tax-credit scholarship and an individual tax credit. These programs help families send their children to participating private schools, but ESAs allow parents more flexibility because funds can be used on more than tuition, including education therapies and more.
Iowa Program List
Education Savings Account Program
Education Savings Account
School Tuition Organization Tax Credit
Tax-Credit Scholarship
Tuition and Textbook Tax Credit
Individual Tax Credit/Deduction
Public School Choice
Iowa has an inter-district open enrollment policy, which allows parents to transfer to traditional public schools outside of their district. Iowa also has magnet schools.
Charter Schools
Iowa has a few charter schools. Charter schools are publicly funded schools that are free of many of the regulations that restrict traditional public schools.