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There are no tax dollars that follow the student. Only limited tax credits for expenditures for private education.
Homeschooling is very parent friendly with no reporting requirements or oversight.
Compulsory education is required from ages 7-16.
Education Options
- Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit (2025)
- Parents can have a max tax credit of $5,000 per year for eligible non-public tuition and other qualified expenses.
- Charter Schools
- Publicly funded schools authorized by a local board of trustees, public charter school commission or a college/university.
- There were 76 charter schools in the state in 2024.
Homeschooling Laws
Here are state requirements on the topic of homeschooling:
- There are no notification or oversight requirements to homeschool.
- Law permits home schooled students to participate in public school classes and extra-curricular activities.
Religious Exemptions:
The state has no formal laws related to religious exemptions but homeschooling only requires notification of beginning and ending.
The First Amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Many argue that a religious conviction to provide a home-based education is constitutionally protected and a state religious exemption law is not a requirement to be able to homeschool on religious grounds.
It should be noted that the U.S. Supreme Court in Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) established that “Under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, a state law requiring that children attend school past eighth grade violates the parents’ constitutional right to direct the religious upbringing of their children.” (The case involved a challenge of a 16-year-old student to be exempt, so the scope was limited)
