South Carolina 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-district public school choice via open enrollment.
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Private School Choice
South Carolina has three private school choice programs; an education savings account, a tax-credit scholarship, and a refundable tax credit. These programs help families send their children to participating private schools.
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South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Program
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Refundable Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children
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Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Fund
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Public School Choice
South Carolina has inter-district public school choice, which allows students to transfer to traditional public schools outside their district. South Carolina also has magnet schools.
Charter School Choice
South Carolina has some charter schools. 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 South Carolina when homeschooling their children.
K-12 Education in South Carolina Polling Insights
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