School Choice

School Choice and Homeschool in Oklahoma

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

Choice programs3At least one is universal
Charter schoolsAllowedPublic charter law
Homeschool noticeNoTesting: No

Private school choice programs

How they work ›

Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit

Tax credit or deduction Universal Enacted 2023

Open to residents who are eligible for public school (pre-K through 12) and attend or plan to attend an accredited private school in Oklahoma; refundable credit of $5,000 to $7,500 per student by income tier, with a statewide cap and priority for households at or below $150,000 AGI. A separate credit of up to $1,000 applies to homeschool expenses.

70 O.S. § 28-101; administered by the Oklahoma Tax Commission within a statewide annual cap.

Official source

Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Children with Disabilities

Voucher Limited Enacted 2010 (year not confirmed)

Limited to PK3-12 students who have an IEP or ISP or special education eligibility, were in DHS or Office of Juvenile Affairs out-of-home placement or adopted from DHS custody, are military-connected transfers, or attend a school serving students experiencing homelessness.

Administered by the Oklahoma State Department of Education; the 2010 year comes from the OSDE statement that the program has operated since 2010.

Official source

Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act

Tax-credit scholarship Limited Enacted 2011 (year not confirmed)

Donors receive a state income tax credit for contributions to registered scholarship-granting organizations that fund tuition scholarships for students from low- and middle-income families.

68 O.S. § 2357.206. OSDE says scholarships have been awarded since 2013; the 2011 enactment year comes from credit-period language in bill text and was not confirmed on an official page.

Official source

Charter schools

Oklahoma has a public charter school law.

Official source

Homeschool rules

State law exempts children educated by other means from compulsory school attendance and sets no notification, testing or curriculum requirement for home schools. Check your state's law before you start.

Notice: No Testing: No

Law: Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 10-105. Official source

Notes

The homeschool no-notice and no-testing status rests on the statute text, which contains no such requirement.

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

Private schools in Oklahoma

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

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Sources: Oklahoma State Department of Education: School Choice, Oklahoma Tax Commission: Parental Choice Tax Credit, Oklahoma State Department of Education: LNH Scholarship, Oklahoma Statutes 70 O.S. § 10-105 (OSCN), Oklahoma Statutes 70 O.S. § 28-101 (Oklahoma Tax Commission copy), NCES Private School Universe Survey. State facts as of November 2026. Check your state's law before you start.