Educational Savings Accounts for Homeschool

You can use your state’s Educational Savings Account (ESA) for Journey Homeschool Academy courses

Educational Savings Accounts are state-funded accounts that can help families pay for educational expenses. They give parents more flexibility and control over their child’s education, which is what we’re all about here at JHA! They can also help mitigate the financial burden of homeschooling.

Right now, just a handful of states have ESA programs each with its own rules, so your first step is to check out your child’s eligibility. And we’ve made it easy for you!

Alabama CHOOSE Act

The Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students’ Education Act of 2024 (The CHOOSE Act) is administered by the Alabama Department of Revenue (ALDOR). The program funds can be used to cover tuition, fees, and other educational supplies, including the courses here at JHA. 

Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account

This amazing ESA gives parents the flexibility to select the education that best meets their child’s needs. The program funds can be used to cover tuition, supplies, tutoring, and curricula, including the courses here at JHA. 

Arkansas Education Freedom Account

The Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts (EFA) program for the 2024-25 school year offers financial support to eligible families for various educational expenses. The program is open to students from specific backgrounds, including those from the Succeed Scholarship Program, students with disabilities, foster care children, children experiencing homelessness, and children of military personnel, first responders, or law enforcement officers, among others. Eligible expenses include tuition and fees, curriculum, uniforms, technology, and more. Each qualifying family can receive up to $6,856. 

Florida’s Step Up For Students

Florida has partnered with Step Up For Students (SUFS) to manage scholarship opportunities, including those for homeschooled students.

All Journey Homeschool Academy curricula and accompanying course books are eligible expenses!

Georgia Promise Scholarship

The Georgia Promise Scholarship provides families of K–12 students with a state‐funded Education Savings Account tailored to their household income and individual student needs. Administered by the Georgia Department of Education, award amounts can be applied toward private school tuition, accredited online courses, standardized testing fees, approved educational therapies, and necessary learning materials.

Idaho Empowering Parents

The Empowering Parents program provides eligible families with grant funds for use towards eligible education services and devices to help students recover from learning loss. All Idaho children ages 5-18 are eligible regardless of whether they attend a public school, private school or are homeschooled. Awards are prioritized first for households with an Adjusted Gross Income less than $60,000, second to households with an AGI under $75,000, and any remaining grants will be awarded on a first come first served basis. Grants are awarded at $1,000 per eligible student, up to $3,000 per family.

LOUISIANA GATOR SCHOLARSHIP

The Louisiana GATOR Scholarship (Guaranteeing Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Outstanding Residents) is managed by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and allocates ESA funds based on family income and grade level. Eligible expenses include private or homeschool tuition, textbooks and curricula, supplemental tutoring, digital learning platforms, and instructional supplies.

New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts

Parents whose children are not enrolled full-time in public school can use New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Accounts to fund their child’s educational expenses, including online learning programs like the courses at JHA. There is an income limit listed on the program page.

North Carolina Education Student Accounts (ESA+) Program

 Students with disabilities may be awarded up to $17,000 per year to give families more flexibility to choose from a variety of learning environments for their child, including homeschool science with Journey Homeschool Academy. Students with autism, intellectual disability, and orthopedic, hearing, or visual impairment as well as other disabilities may qualify.

Ohio Afterschool Child Enrichment (ACE) Educational Savings Account

While no new applications will be accepted to this temporary program created to support students during the pandemic, if you already have an ESA in Ohio, you have until September 1, 2025 to use the funds on enrichment and educational activities, including tutoring, day camps, music lessons, and of course your favorite JHA science curriculum.

SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND (ESTF) PROGRAM

The ESTF program provides $7,500 scholarships to qualifying South Carolina students. The South Carolina Department of Education administers the ESTF and has contracted with ClassWallet for programmatic support and to manage the distribution of scholarship funds to participating families.

Utah Fits All Scholarship Program

This Utah program is new for the 2024-2025 school year and provides up to $8,000 through an ESA to K-12 students who do not attend public school. Funds may be used for education expenses and services, materials, and curriculum costs, including Journey Homeschool Academy courses. 

WYOMING EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT

Wyoming’s Education Savings Account program awards an annual stipend to all K–12 students who opt out of the public system, managed by the Wyoming Department of Education. Funds may be used for private tuition, accredited online courses, curriculum kits, standardized testing, and prescribed educational therapies.

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Follow your state’s guidelines to get funding for your next JHA course.

fREQUENTLY ASKED qUESTIONS

Who is eligible for an ESA?

Most ESAs have residency requirements. Some may additionally prioritize students with disabilities or lower incomes. However, each state’s program is different, so be sure to check the requirements in your state.

What expenses can be covered by ESA funds?

In general, most ESAs cover the costs of curricula, online courses, textbooks, technology, and other education-related expenses. Again, each program has its own rules, so be sure to check your state’s guidelines.

How do I get courses like the ones at Journey Homeschool covered?

Once approved for an ESA, parents can use the funds to enroll in Journey Homeschool courses. Some states reimburse families while others pay upfront once we provide an invoice. Each state is a little bit different. If you need us to issue an invoice so you can get your course enrollment covered, please email us at info@journeyhomeschoolacademy.com.