School Choice in Alabama

Alabama's CHOOSE Act (Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students' Education), signed March 7, 2024, created Education Savings Accounts funded by tax credits. Students attending private schools receive up to $7,000; homeschool families receive up to $2,000 ($4,000 per family cap). Phasing to universal eligibility by 2027.

Created by the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, this tax-credit scholarship program provides scholarships to eligible students through Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs). Donors receive dollar-for-dollar state tax credits for contributions, with an annual statewide cap of $40 million.

Part of the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, this program provides a refundable tax credit to parents who transfer their child from a failing public school (D or F rated) to a non-failing public or private school. The credit equals 80% of the state's average per-pupil cost or actual tuition, whichever is less.