School Choice in

Nebraska

Nebraska provides K–12 students and their families a few types of school choice, including one private school choice option, magnet schools, home schooling and inter- and intra-district public school choice via open enrollment.

Private School Choice

Nebraska has one school choice program; a voucher. This program is available to all families to help send their children to participating private schools.

Public School Choice

Nebraska has inter-district and intra-district open enrollment policies, which allow some students to attend traditional public schools outside their zoned school. Nebraska has some magnet schools.

Charter Schools

Nebraska is one of the few states that do not have charter schools, which are publicly funded schools that are free from many of the regulations that restrict traditional public schools.

Homeschool

Parents have to meet certain laws in Nebraska when homeschooling their children.