Minnesota

School Choice Programs

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

2 Programs

Available School Choice Programs

Individual Tax Credit/Deduction(1 program)

Education Deduction

Learn about this school choice program and how it can benefit your family.

Since 1955

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Refundable Tax Credits(1 program)

K–12 Education Credit

Minnesota provides a tax credit covering 75% of educational expenses for resident students in any private or public school, including homeschooling or schools located in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, or Wisconsin. The tax credit reduces the family’s total tax liability and covers tuition, fees, textbooks, a maximum expense of $200 for computer hardware and educational software, and the cost of transportation paid to others.

Since 1997

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Private School Choice

Minnesota has two private school choice programs, an individual tax credit and an individual tax deduction for educational expenses. These programs help families afford to send their children to participating private schools. * Minnesota Individual Tax Credit/Deduction [Learn More](https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/programs/minnesota-education-deduction/) * Minnesota Refundable Tax Credits [Learn More](https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/programs/minnesota-k-12-education-credit/)

Public School Choice

Minnesota has an inter-district open enrollment policy that allows some parents to transfer their students to traditional public schools outside their district. Minnesota does have magnet schools.

Charter School Choice

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

Home School Choice

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

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