Idaho School Choice
Idaho supports school choice for families through the Idaho Empowering Parents Program which provides grants to enhance students’ educational experiences.
Idaho Empowering Parents
In the 2025 Idaho legislative session, the Idaho Empowering Parents program was eliminated for future school years. If you received an Empowering Parents grant between 2023-2025, you have three (3) years from the date you received your grant to spend the grant funds on the ClassWallet online marketplace.
The Idaho Empowering Parents Program aims to support families in enhancing their children’s education by providing grants to families. The grants can be used for various state-eligible additional educational services, equipment, and resources. The program is designed to help fund individual education needs for Idaho students in grades K-12, regardless of whether they attend public, private, or homeschool.
Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit
The Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit provides eligible Idaho families with refundable tax credits to help cover various education-related expenses, including private school and homeschooling costs, and other qualified educational costs. The program prioritizes families earning up to 300% of the federal poverty level with a current cap of $50 million annually.