Idaho offers K–12 students and their families several types of school choice, including a private school choice programs, charter schools, magnet schools, homeschooling, and public school choice via open enrollment.
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Private School Choice
Idaho has one private school choice program. This program helps families afford to send their children to participating private schools.
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Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit
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Public School Choice
Idaho has inter-district and intra-district open enrollment policies, which allow students to attend traditional public schools outside their zoned school. Idaho has some magnet schools.
Charter School Choice
Idaho has some 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 Idaho when homeschooling their children.
K-12 Education in Idaho Polling Insights
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