Nebraska provides K–12 students and their families a few types of school choice, including magnet schools, home schooling and inter- and intra-district public school choice via open enrollment.
Nebraska
Private School Choice
Nebraska has no school choice programs.
Public School Choice
Nebraska has inter-district and intra-district open enrollment policies, which allow some students to attend traditional public schools outside their zoned school. Nebraska has some magnet schools.
Charter School Choice
Nebraska is one of the few 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 Nebraska when homeschooling their children.
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