School Choice

School Choice and Homeschool in Missouri

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

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

Private school choice programs

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MOScholars (Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program)

Tax-credit scholarship Limited Enacted 2021

Students with an IEP or service plan, or in households at or below 300% of the free and reduced lunch threshold who recently attended public school, are starting kindergarten or first grade, or are siblings of a recipient.

Run by the State Treasurer through educational assistance organizations; donors receive tax credits. Court filings report a FY2026 state appropriation of $51 million from the ESA Fund (unverified on an official program page) that is being challenged; a January 2026 bill to drop the public-school prerequisite was not confirmed enacted.

Official source

Charter schools

Missouri has a public charter school law.

Official source

Homeschool rules

Missouri does not require registration with the state, and the state education department does not regulate home schooling. Parents must ensure the child receives instruction in a home school; the statute text itself was not confirmed. Check your state's law before you start. Not confirmed

Notice: No Testing: No

Law: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 167.031. Official source

Private schools in Missouri

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

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Sources: Missouri State Treasurer: MOScholars FAQs, Missouri State Treasurer: MOScholars Tax Credits, Missouri DESE: Charter Schools, Missouri DESE: Frequently Asked Questions (home schooling), Missouri DESE: Compulsory Attendance Law, NCES Private School Universe Survey. State facts as of November 2026. Check your state's law before you start.