What You'll Find

DEFINITIONS OF THE FIVE TYPES OF PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL CHOICE PROGRAMS

The latest edition of The ABCs of School Choice defines each of the six types of school choice: education savings accounts (ESAs), school vouchers, tax-credit scholarships, refundable tax credits, tax-credit ESAs, and individual tax credits and deductions.

NATIONAL SNAPSHOTS OF SCHOOL CHOICE IN AMERICA

Our guidebook includes an entire spread of charts showing the growth over time of private school choice programs, spending on those programs and student participation in those programs.

PROFILES OF EVERY PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES

The ABCs of School Choice features a spread for each school choice program that includes the most recent (as of publication) participation, funding and eligibility data as well as information on the program’s rules, regulations and legal history.

PAST DATA IN OLDER EDITIONS

To find historical eligibility estimates and to generally see how each of America’s school choice programs has changed over the past several years, you may download past editions below. Or consider using our School Choice in America Dashboard.

Past Editions

2024 Edition
2023 Edition
2022 Edition
2021 Edition
2020 Edition
2019 Edition
2018 Edition
2017 Edition
2016 Edition
2015 Edition
2014 Edition
2013 Edition
2012 Edition