School Choice

School Choice and Homeschool in Kentucky

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

Choice programs0None found
Charter schoolsAllowedPublic charter law
Homeschool noticeYesTesting: No

Private school choice programs

How they work ›

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

Charter schools

Kentucky has a public charter school law.

Official source

Homeschool rules

A homeschool is a private school; parents notify the local superintendent of intent each year within two weeks of the start of the school year or of withdrawal from public school. Kentucky requires attendance records but no testing. Check your state's law before you start.

Notice: Yes Testing: No

Law: KRS 159.030. Official source

Notes

No state-funded private school choice program is operating. The 2021 Education Opportunity Account law (HB 563) was struck down by the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2022 (court ruling per secondary sources; not confirmed on an official page). In 2026 the General Assembly passed HB 1 (KRS 14.125, effective July 15, 2026), electing Kentucky into the federal scholarship tax credit (26 U.S.C. 25F) beginning January 1, 2027; that is a federal credit administered through the Secretary of State's list of scholarship granting organizations, not a state-funded program.

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

Private schools in Kentucky

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

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Sources: Kentucky Secretary of State: Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program, KRS 160.15911, Public Charter School Pilot Project, Kentucky Department of Education: Homeschool Information Packet (May 2026), NCES Private School Universe Survey. State facts as of November 2026. Check your state's law before you start.