School Choice

School Choice and Homeschool in Georgia

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

Choice programs3All limited by eligibility
Charter schoolsAllowedPublic charter law
Homeschool noticeYesTesting: Yes

Private school choice programs

How they work ›

Georgia Promise Scholarship

Education savings account Limited Enacted 2024

Students enrolled in a Georgia public school for two consecutive semesters (or rising kindergarteners) who live in the attendance zone of a school on the state's list of the lowest-performing 25% of public schools; up to $6,500 per student, with priority by income if funds run short.

Created by Senate Bill 233 (2024); administered by the Georgia Education Savings Authority. Students must leave public school to receive funds and cannot also receive the Special Needs Scholarship or an SSO scholarship.

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Georgia Special Needs Scholarship

Voucher Limited Enacted 2007

Students with an IEP who attended a Georgia public school the prior year (exceptions for military families, foster/adopted students and prior recipients); funds are paid to the private school chosen by the parent.

Established by Senate Bill 10 (2007); administered by the Georgia Department of Education.

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Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit (Student Scholarship Organizations)

Tax-credit scholarship Limited Enacted 2008 (year not confirmed)

Donors who give to a state-approved student scholarship organization receive a state income tax credit (pre-approval required, first come first served); the SSOs fund private-school scholarships for students. Aggregate cap $120 million per tax year beginning in 2023.

O.C.G.A. 48-7-29.16; administered by the Georgia Department of Revenue.

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Charter schools

Georgia has a public charter school law.

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Homeschool rules

Parents file a declaration of intent with the Georgia Department of Education within 30 days of starting and by September 1 each year after. Students take a nationally standardized test at least every three years beginning at the end of third grade; results stay with the parent. Check your state's law before you start.

Notice: Yes Testing: Yes

Law: O.C.G.A. § 20-2-690. Official source

Private schools in Georgia

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

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Sources: Georgia Promise Scholarship (Georgia Education Savings Authority), Georgia Department of Education: Special Needs Scholarship, Georgia Department of Revenue: Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit, State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia, Georgia Department of Education: Home School overview, NCES Private School Universe Survey. State facts as of November 2026. Check your state's law before you start.