School Choice

School Choice and Homeschool in Kansas

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

Choice programs1All limited by eligibility
Charter schoolsAllowedPublic charter law
Homeschool noticeYesTesting: No

Private school choice programs

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Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program

Tax-credit scholarship Limited Enacted 2014

Kansas students from families at or below 250% of the federal poverty level who were in grades K-8 in a public school the prior year (or are under age six, or are prior recipients); scholarships up to $8,000 funded by donors receiving a 75% state tax credit.

K.S.A. 72-4351 to 72-4357; took effect January 1, 2015. Expansion bills in 2025 (SB 87, HB 2136) were not enacted.

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Charter schools

Kansas has a public charter school law.

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Homeschool rules

Kansas treats homeschools as nonaccredited private schools; the parent registers the school's name and address with the State Board of Education once (no fee, no annual renewal). Kansas does not require testing. Check your state's law before you start.

Notice: Yes Testing: No

Law: K.S.A. 72-4345 to 72-4347. Official source

Private schools in Kansas

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

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Sources: Kansas State Department of Education: Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program, Kansas Legislative Research Department: 2026 Briefing Book, Kansas State Department of Education: Charter Schools, Kansas State Department of Education: Nonaccredited Private Schools, NCES Private School Universe Survey. State facts as of November 2026. Check your state's law before you start.