American Federation for Children

EXISTING PROGRAMS

Voucher Programs in the United States

There are 15 school voucher programs in the United States serving 81,590 students during the 2011-12 school year. Eight states and the District of Columbia and Douglas County, Colo. offer school voucher programs.

DC: D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
Provides private school vouchers to assist low-income children in Washington, D.C. 
Serves 1,615 students in 2011-12.

Indiana: Choice Scholarship Program
Provides private school vouchers to assist low- and middle-income children in Indiana. 
Serves 3,919 students in 2011-12.

Florida: John M. McKay Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Provides private school vouchers to assist children with special needs in Florida. 
Serves 22,861 students in 2011-12.

Georgia: Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program
Provides private school vouchers to assist children with special needs in Georgia.
Serves 2,965 students in 2011-12.

Louisiana: Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence
Provides private school vouchers to assist low-income children in failing schools in New Orleans.
Serves 1,848 students in 2011-12.

Louisiana: School Choice Pilot Program for Certain Students with Exceptionalities
Serves 186 students in 2011-12.

Ohio: Autism Scholarship Program
Provides private school vouchers to assist children with autism in Ohio. 
Serves 2,236 students in 2011-12.

Ohio: Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program
Provides private school vouchers to assists low-income children in Cleveland, Ohio. 
Serves 5,603 students in 2011-12.

Ohio: Educational Choice Scholarship Program
Provides private school vouchers to assist children in failing schools in Ohio. 
Serves 16,136 students in 2011-12.

Ohio: Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program
Provides private school vouchers to assist children with special needs in Ohio. 
This program is set to begin in 2012-12.

Oklahoma: Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program
Provides private school vouchers to assist children with special needs in Oklahoma. 
Serves 160 students in 2011-12.

Wisconsin: Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
Provides private school vouchers to assist low-income children in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
Serves 23,198 students in 2011-12.

Wisconsin: Racine Parental Choice Program
Provides private school vouchers to assist low-income children in Racine, Wisconsin. 
Serves 228 students in 2011-12.

Utah: Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarship
Provides private school vouchers to assist children with special needs in Utah.
Serves 635 students in 2011-12.

Scholarship Tax Credit Programs in the United States

There are 10 scholarship tax credit programs in the United States serving 128,792 students during the 2011-12 school year. Eight states offer scholarship tax credit programs.

Arizona: Lexie’s Law
Provide scholarships for foster children and children with special needs to attend private schools.
Tax credits provided to corporate donors.
Serves 115 students in 2011-12.

Arizona: Individual School Tuition Organization Tax Credit
Provide scholarships for children to attend private schools.
Tax credits provided to individual donors.
Serves 25,343 students in 2011-12.

Arizona: Corporate School Tuition Organization Tax Credit
Provide scholarships for low and lower-middle-income children to attend private schools.
Tax credits provided to corporate donors.
Serves 4,578 students in 2011-12.

Florida: Florida Tax Credit Scholarship
Provide scholarships for low-income children to attend private schools.
Tax credits provided to corporate donors.
Serves 37,998 students in 2011-12.

Georgia: Georgia Scholarship Tax Credit Program
Provide scholarships for children to attend private schools.
Tax credits provided to individual and corporate donors.
Serves 8,131 students in 2011-12.

Indiana: Corporate and Individual Scholarship Tax Credit Program
Provide scholarships for low and lower-middle income children to attend private schools.
Tax credits provided to individual and corporate donors.
Serves 5909 students in 2011-12.

Iowa: Individual School Tuition Organization Tax Credit
Provide scholarships for low and lower-middle income children to attend private schools.
Tax credits provided to individual donors.
Serves 10,820 students in 2011-12.

Pennsylvania: Educational Improvement Tax Credit
Provide scholarships for low and lower-middle income children to attend private schools.
Tax credits provided to corporate donors.
Serves 40,876 students in 2011-12.

Rhode Island: Rhode Island Corporate Scholarship Tax Credit
Provide scholarships for low and lower-middle income children to attend private schools.
Tax credits provided to corporate donors.
Serves 341 students in 2011-12.

Oklahoma: Equal Opportunity Education Scholarships
Provide scholarships for low and lower-middle income children to attend private schools.
Tax credits provided to corporate and individual donors.
Set to begin in 2012-13.

Charter School Programs in the United States

Over 1.6 million children attend charter schools in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Charter school laws vary widely from state-to-state. For information on the number of students attending charter schools in a particular state, please select that state from our school choice map.

For rankings and more in-depth analysis of state charter school laws, please visitwww.charterschoolresearch.com or www.publiccharters.org/charterlawrankings.