Educational Options in Ohio

Educational Options in Ohio

Scholarship Programs:

Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program

Families who live within the boundaries of the Cleveland Municipal School District are eligible to use a voucher to send their children to private school. The voucher also may be used at public schools bordering the school district, but currently no public schools have been chosen to participate. No more than half of new recipients may be students previously enrolled in private schools. In addition, the state gives tutorial grants to public school students for services beyond those provided by public schools. The maximum scholarship value is $3,450.

To learn more about the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program, please visit:

Autism Scholarship Program

Ohio students who have autism (including autism-spectrum disorders) may use a voucher to receive education services from a private provider, including tuition at a private school. After participating students receive educational services, they apply to the state for reimbursement of expenses. Education services of up to $20,000 per year will be reimbursed by the state.

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Educational Choice (EdChoice) Scholarship Pilot Program

Up to 14,000 EdChoice scholarships have been made available to students either currently attending, or that will be assigned to, a public school rated in Academic Emergency or Academic Watch for at least two of the last three years. The scholarships are worth either up to $4,375 for K-8th and up to $5,150 for 9-12^th, or the private school’s actual tuition amount if it is lower.

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Parents Advancing Choice in Education (PACE) Scholarship

Parents Advancing Choice in Education (PACE), partnered with the Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF), offers scholarships to 765 low-income students to attend a private school of choice in the Dayton School District. Scholarships are equal to 50 percent of tuition, up to $1,200.

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Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) Scholarship

The CSF, a $100 million foundation, matches money raised by residents in its partner cities to fund private scholarships for low-income students to attend a school of choice. A lottery awards scholarships to children entering kindergarten through 8th grade for a minimum of four years.

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Charter and Magnet Schools:

Ohio Charter Schools

Charter schools are publicly funded schools that are exempt from certain state mandates, but held accountable to other bodies. They are tuition-free, like traditional public schools, but often offer special programs (such as an intensive language-learning program) that public schools do not.

To learn more about Ohio’s charter schools or to search for a charter school for your child, please visit:

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The Center for Education Reform

Ohio Magnet Schools

Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum, whether it be in science, the performing arts, or engineering, amongst other subjects. Unlike charter schools, which are independent from local school boards, magnet schools are held accountable to their local school districts.


To learn more about Ohio’s magnet schools or to search for a magnet school in your area, please contact:

Homeschooling:

Ohio families may choose to educate their children at home, subject to certain laws and restrictions.


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