Does Georgia have an ESA, voucher, or school-choice program?

Georgia has 3 school-choice program(s): Education Savings Account (ESA) (Active, $6,500 per student); Voucher Program (Active, $3,000-$6,000 per student); Tax-Credit Scholarship (Active, $2,000-$5,000 per student).

How much is charter school per-pupil funding in Georgia?

Charter per-pupil funding in Georgia runs about $9,000-$13,000, allocated using Single Count Day.

School Funding in Georgia

How charter per-pupil funding and school-choice programs (ESA, vouchers, tax-credit scholarships) work for schools in Georgia, with the current per-student amounts and program status.

Funding data verified as of 2026-07-16

Charter school per-pupil funding

$9,000-$13,000

estimated per-pupil, per year

Allocation method: Single Count Day.

Your state funds charter schools based on a single count day - your enrollment on that specific date determines your funding for the entire year. I'd pay close attention to this: new schools that haven't reached full enrollment by the count date may receive significantly less funding than expected. Plan your recruitment timeline around this date. - SchoolStack Team

State QBE formula + Charter School Supplemental Funding

School-choice programs (ESA, vouchers & tax-credit scholarships)

Education Savings Account (ESA)

Active

$6,500

per student, per year

Georgia Promise Scholarship (SB 233, 2024) - $6,500 ESA, now ACTIVE: applications opened March 2025 and funds flow on a quarterly cycle. Eligibility prioritizes students zoned to the lowest-performing (bottom 25%) public schools, subject to an income-based order and a ~1% of QBE spending cap.

Voucher Program

Active

$3,000-$6,000

per student, per year

Georgia Special Needs Scholarship

Tax-Credit Scholarship

Active

$2,000-$5,000

per student, per year

Georgia GOAL / Qualified Education Expense tax-credit scholarship

Private schools: federal services & the Georgia ombudsman

Private and faith-based schools in Georgia can't take federal Title money as cash, but their students and teachers are entitled to a fair share of the services it funds - tutoring, teacher training, technology, and English-learner support - delivered by the local public school district at no cost to the school. If a district won't cooperate, Georgia's equitable-services ombudsman is the referee who enforces it.

Georgia equitable-services ombudsman: Official Georgia ombudsman page · ombudsman@doe.k12.ga.us

Names and contacts change, so the official page always carries the current person. Read the step-by-step guide to claiming equitable services - it includes a copy-paste email to send your district.

School meal programs in Georgia (real revenue)

Nonprofit private schools in Georgia can join the federal National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs and get paid a cash reimbursement for every qualifying meal - a revenue line, not an in-kind service. You apply to your state child-nutrition agency, not your district.

Georgia Department of Education - School Nutrition Division: Official Georgia school-meals page · 404-651-6600

New to this? Read the step-by-step meal-programs guide - how to apply, get reimbursed, and budget for it.

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Sources: state education-agency program pages, EdChoice, NCSL K-12 funding tracker, and the Institute for Justice educational-choice litigation tracker. Figures are estimates for planning and change frequently - verify current amounts with your state agency before relying on them.