What is School Choice?

School choice allows public education funds to follow students to the schools or services that best fit their needs —whether that’s to a public school, private school, charter school, home school or any other learning environment families choose. Watch this video to see how an educational choice system works.

There are more than you might think. School choice encompasses much more than just school vouchers or charter schools. Check out our Types of School Choice page to learn more about how different educational choice options are funded and how they work for families.

Which states have which types of school choice? How many families are participating? How much money can students get? Get all this information and more in our School Choice in America Dashboard.

How long has school choice been around? What does the research say about the different types of school choice? Our answers to these Frequently Asked Questions and more will help you find the clarity you’re looking for.

Our Fast Facts exhibit essential private school choice data in one place to make covering school choice issues faster and easier. We compiled state-level information to provide a national snapshot of vital statistics from the four different types of private school choice programs.