South Carolina

School Choice Programs

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

3 Programs

Available School Choice Programs

Tax-Credit Scholarship(1 program)

Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Fund

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

Avg: $2,400

Since 2013

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Refundable Tax Credits(1 program)

Refundable Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children

South Carolina provides a refundable tax credit to parents or guardians of students with special needs. Parents or guardians of students with special needs can be reimbursed, through a tax credit, for what they paid out of pocket for private school tuition. If the state taxes owed by the parents are less than the total credit allowed, they may receive a refund equal to the balance of the unused credit.

Since 2015

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Education Savings Account(1 program)

South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Program

The South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Program is an education savings account (ESA) through which income-eligible students receive $6,000 for educational expenses, including special needs services and therapies, individual classes, testing fees, transportation among others.

Since 2023

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Private School Choice

South Carolina has three private school choice programs; an education savings account, a tax-credit scholarship, and a refundable tax credit. These programs help families send their children to participating private schools. * South Carolina Education Savings Account [Learn More](https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/programs/south-carolina-education-scholarship-trust-fund-program/) * South Carolina Refundable Tax Credits [Learn More](https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/programs/south-carolina-refundable-educational-credit-for-exceptional-needs-children/) * South Carolina Tax-Credit Scholarship [Learn More](https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/programs/south-carolina-educational-credit-for-exceptional-needs-children/)

Public School Choice

South Carolina has inter-district public school choice, which allows students to transfer to traditional public schools outside their district. South Carolina also has magnet schools.

Charter School Choice

South Carolina has some 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 South Carolina when homeschooling their children.

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