Kentucky provides K–12 students and their families some school choice, including charter schools, magnet schools, home schooling and inter- and intra-district public school choice via open enrollment. Kentucky does not a private school choice program.
Kentucky
Private School Choice
Kentucky does not have a private school choice program
Public School Choice
Kentucky has inter-district and intra-district open enrollment policies, which allow some students to attend traditional public schools outside their zoned school. Kentucky has some magnet schools.
Charter School Choice
Kentucky is one of a handful of states that do not have 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 Kentucky when homeschooling their children.
K-12 Education in Kentucky Polling Insights
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