Florida offers K–12 students and their families several types of school choice, including three private school choice programs, charter schools, magnet schools, home schooling and inter-and intra-district public school choice via open enrollment policies.
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Private School Choice
Florida has three private school choice programs, two education savings accounts (ESAs), and a tax-credit scholarship. These programs help families send their children to participating private schools.
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Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options
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Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities
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Florida Tax Credit Scholarship
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Public School Choice
Florida allows parents to transfer to traditional public schools outside and within their district via two open enrollment policies. Florida also allows magnet schools.
Charter School Choice
Florida has a robust charter school community. Charter schools are publicly funded schools that are free of many of the regulations that restrict traditional public schools.
Home School Choice
Parents have to follow certain laws in Florida when homeschooling their children.
K-12 Education in Florida Polling Insights
Learn more about your state’s views and preferences on important K–12 education topics.