Private School Choice
South Dakota has one private school choice program, a tax-credit scholarship. This type of program helps families afford to send their children to participating private schools.
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Partners in Education Tax Credit Program
Tax-Credit Scholarship
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Public School Choice
South Dakota has inter-district and intra-district open enrollment policies, which allow some students to attend traditional public schools outside their zoned schools. South Dakota does not have magnet schools.
Charter Schools
South Dakota is one of the few states that does 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 South Dakota when homeschooling their children.
