Arkansas offers K–12 students and their families various types of school choice, including two private school choice program—an education savings account and tax-credit scholarship—as well as charter schools, magnet schools, homeschooling and traditional public school choice via open enrollment.
Arkansas
Private School Choice
Arkansas has two private school choice programs: an education savings account and a tax-credit scholarship program. These programs help families afford to send their kids to participating private schools.
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Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program
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Philanthropic Investment in Arkansas Kids Scholarship Program
Tax-Credit ScholarshipLearn More
Public School Choice
Arkansas has some magnet schools and now offers inter-district and intra-district open enrollment policies to all students.
Charter School Choice
Arkansas has many charter schools, which are publicly funded schools that are free from many of the regulations that restrict traditional public schools.
Home School Choice
Parents have to meet certain laws in Arkansas when homeschooling their children.
K-12 Education in Arkansas Polling Insights
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