School Choice

School Choice and Homeschool in Delaware

Private school choice programs, charter schools, homeschool rules and private schools in Delaware. Facts as of November 2026.

Choice programs0None found
Charter schoolsAllowedPublic charter law
Homeschool noticeYesTesting: No

Private school choice programs

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No state-funded or tax-credit private school choice program was found for Delaware.

Charter schools

Delaware has a public charter school law.

Official source

Homeschool rules

A home school is a type of nonpublic school; the operator must report end-of-year attendance by July 31 and submit an annual enrollment statement to the Department of Education. State law does not require testing or assessment. Check your state's law before you start.

Notice: Yes Testing: No

Law: Del. Code Ann. tit. 14, §§ 2703, 2703A, 2704. Official source

Notes

No state private school choice program. The statute text read gives September 30 as the enrollment statement deadline while the Department's page (via search result) gives October 5; check the Department for the current date.

Some items in a note may rest on news reports rather than an official source.

Private schools in Delaware

The private school list will appear here after the first scheduled update.

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Sources: Delaware Code: Title 14, Chapter 27, Subchapter I (compulsory attendance, homeschools), Delaware Code: Title 14, Chapter 5 (charter schools), Delaware Department of Education: Annual Reporting and Data (nonpublic schools), NCES Private School Universe Survey. State facts as of November 2026. Check your state's law before you start.