Private School Choice
Ohio has eight private school choice programs: five school voucher programs, one tax-credit scholarship program and two individual tax credit programs. These programs help families send their children to participating private schools and receive reimbursements for homeschooling expenses.
Ohio Program List
K–12 Nonchartered Private School Tax Credit
Individual Tax Credit/Deduction
K–12 Home Education Tax Credit
Individual Tax Credit/Deduction
Ohio Tax-Credit Scholarship Program
Tax-Credit Scholarship
Income-Based Scholarship Program
Voucher
Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program
Voucher
Educational Choice Scholarship Program
Voucher
Voucher
Voucher
Public School Choice
Ohio allows parents to transfer to traditional public schools outside and within their district via two open enrollment policies. Ohio also has magnet schools.
Charter Schools
Ohio has many charter schools. Charter schools are publicly funded schools that are free of many of the regulations that restrict traditional public schools.