School Choice in

Illinois

Illinois offers K–12 students and their families several types of school choice, including one private school choice programs, charter schools, magnet schools, home schooling and intra-district public school choice via an open enrollment policy.

Private School Choice

Illinois has one private school choice program; an individual tax credit for educational expenses. This program help families afford to send their children to participating private schools.

Public School Choice

Illinois has a limited intra-district open enrollment policy that allow some parents to transfer to traditional public schools within their district. Illinois does have magnet schools.

Charter Schools

Illinois has charter schools. Charter schools are publicly funded schools that are free of many of the regulations that restrict traditional public schools.

Homeschool

Parents have to follow certain laws in Illinois when homeschooling their children.