Oklahoma School
Choice Programs

School choice is a fundamental right for parents to have access to the educational environment that serves their children best.

 

Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credits

Private School Tax Credits

Get answers to frequently asked questions and apply for your Parental Choice Tax Credit beginning December 1, 2023 at https://www.parentalchoice.ok.gov/

  •  The window to apply for a Parental Choice Tax Credit will open on December 1, 2023. Priority will be given to households earning less than $150,000 per year. Private school parents seeking a tax credit should submit their application to the Oklahoma Tax Commission as early as possible on or after December 1.










  • Credits are available on a per-student, per-year basis. For example, a household earning less than $75,000 annually with three children attending private school could claim $22,500 in tax credits. 

  • Private school is now a financially viable option for every family in Oklahoma. Average private school tuition in Oklahoma is less than $7,000 a year, meaning this tax credit can cover most if not all of the cost of tuition for many students and families. 

  • Additionally, many parents can combine these tax credits with existing state-backed scholarship programs like the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship (average value = $7,000) and the Equal Opportunity Scholarships (average value = $2,600).

Home School Tax Credits

The Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act also establishes a $1,000 per student income tax credit for qualified expenses related to homeschooling. Qualified expenses include:   

  • Tuition and fees for nonpublic online learning programs

  • Academic tutoring services

  • Instructional materials

  • Fees for nationally standardized assessments 

Other School Choice Programs

  • Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships

    Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships provide qualifying students with a school voucher to attend an eligible private school of their parents’ choice. Henry Scholars are students who have: special needs or disabilities, been adopted from foster care, an out-of-home foster care placement, a parent in the military and transferred from out of state or out of country, On this page been served by SoonerStart or an out-of-home placement through the Office of Juvenile Affairs. On this page, you’ll find more information about the program, including funding, eligibility and legal history.

  • Opportunity Scholarships

    The Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act provides tax credits to individuals and businesses who donate funds to a scholarship granting organization. Those funds provide scholarships to Oklahoma K-12 students to attend accredited private schools in our state. Once a student has received a scholarship, that student and his or her siblings remain eligible until high school graduation or age 21.

    Eligibility

    1. A student must be a legal resident of the United States, live in Oklahoma, and have been accepted by an accredited Oklahoma private school for the current school year.

    2. A student must meet ONE of the following three criteria: Live in a family within the Adjusted Gross Income guidelines OR; attend, or live in the attendance zone, of a public school designated as “in need of improvement” by the State Board of Education OR; attended an Oklahoma public school with an individualized education program (IEP).

    Scholarships are granted by individual Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGO). Some of these organizations are listed below. Click the links to learn more and to apply.

    https://crossoverscholarshipfund.org
    https://osfkids.org
    https://tcsok.org
    https://theacademyok.org/tax-credit-sgo/
    https://www.veritasok.org

The map below shows schools participating in either the LNH Scholarship program or the Opportunity Scholarship program. It is not an exhaustive list of accredited private schools in Oklahoma.

Schools participating in LNH scholarships include:

·      The Academy of Classical Christian Studies

·      All Saintt Broken Arrow

·      All Saints Norman

·      Altus Christian Academy

·      Antioch Christian Academy

·      Bishop John Carroll School

·      Bishop Kelley High School

·      Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School

·      Christ the King School

·      The Catholic School of St. Eugene

·      Christian Heritage Academy

·      Church & School of St. Mary, Tulsa

·      Claremore Christian School Warriors

·      Corn Bible Academy

·      Cornerstone Christian Academy

·      Cristo Rey OKC

·      Crossover Preparatory Academy

·      Destiny Christian School

·      Eagle Point Christian Academy

·      Emmanuel Christian School

·      Family of Faith Christian School

·      First Lutheran School

·      Good Shepherd Catholic School

·      Good Shepherd Lutheran School

·      Happy Hands Education Center

·      Hillsdale Christian School

·      Holland Hall

·      Holy Family Classical School

·      Holy Trinity Catholic School

·      Holy Trinity Lutheran School

·      Immanuel Lutheran Christian Academy

·      Infinity Generation Preparatory School

·      James Caraway Christian Academy

·      Keystone Adventure School and Farm

·      King’s Gate Christian School

·      Lakewood Christian School

·      Life Christian Academy

·      Marquette Catholic School

·      Messiah Lutheran School

·      Metro Christian Academy

·      Mingo Valley Christian School

·      Mission Academy High School

·      Monte Cassino Catholic School

·      Mount St. Mary Catholic High School

·      Mount Olive Lutheran School

·      Muskogee Seventh Day Adventist Christian Academy

·      Oak Hall Episcopal School

·      Oklahoma Bible Academy

·      Oklahoma Christian Academy

·      Oklahoma Christian School

·      Paths to Independence School

·      Positive Tomorrows

·      Rosary Catholic School

·      Sacred Heart OKC

·      Sacred Heart El Reno

·      SNU Lab School

·      St. Catherine School

·      St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School

·      St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School

·      St. James the Greater Catholic School

·      St. John Catholic School

·      St. John Lutheran School

·      St. John Nepomuk

·      St. Joseph Enid

·      St. Joseph Muskogee

·      St. Mary's Catholic School

·      St. Paul’s Lutheran School

·      St. Philip Neri Catholic School

·      St. Pius X School

·      Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School

·      Special Care, Inc.

·      Stillwater Christian School

·      Stonebridge Academy

·      Summit Christian Academy

·      Terra Verde Discovery School

·      Texoma Autism and Behavior Intervention School

·      Town and Country School

·      Trinity School

·       Tulsa Hope Academy

·       Undercroft Montessori

·       Victory Christian School

·      Victory Life Academy

·      Wesleyan Christian School

·      William Bradford Christian School

·      WovenLife

·      Wright Christian Academy

Schools participating in Opportunity Scholarships include:


·      The Academy of Classical Christian Studies

·      Altus Christian Academy

·      All Saints Catholic School

·      Antioch Christian Academy

·      Ardmore Adventist Academy

·      Bishop Kelley High School

·      Bristow Adventist School

·     Cascia Hall Preparatory School

·      Christian Heritage Academy

·      Claremore Christian School

·      Community Christian School

·      Cornerstone Christian Academy

·      Corn Bible Academy

·      Cristo Rey OKC

·      Crossover Preparatory Academy

·      Crossings Christian School

·      Destiny Christian School

·      Drexel Academy

·      Eagle Point Christian Academy

·      Emmanuel Christian School

·      Family of Faith Christian School

·      First Lutheran School

·      Good Shepherd Catholic School

·      Good Shepherd Lutheran School

·      Happy Hands Education Center

·      Heritage Adventist School

·      Hillsdale Christian School

·      Holy Family Classical   School

·      Holy Trinity Lutheran School

·      Hope Harbor Academy

·      Immanuel Lutheran Christian Academy

·      Infinity Generation Preparatory School

·      James Caraway Christian Academy

·      Ketchum Adventist Academy

·      King’s Gate Christian School

·      Lakewood Christian School

·      Lawton Academy of Arts & Sciences

·      Legacy Christian School

·      Life Christian Academy

·      Lincoln Christian School

·      Marquette Catholic School

·      Messiah Lutheran School

·      Metro Christian Academy

·      Mingo Valley Christian School

·      Mission Academy

·      Mount Olive Lutheran School

·      Muskogee Seventh Day Adventist Christian Academy

·      Oak Hall Episcopal School

·      Oklahoma Bible Academy

·      Oklahoma Christian Academy

·      Oklahoma Christian School

·      Parkview Adventist Academy

·      Paths to Independence School

·      Pioneer Adventist Christian School

·      Positive Tomorrows

·      Regent Preparatory School of Oklahoma

·      Rejoice Christian School

·      Riverfield Country Day School

·     San Miguel School of Tulsa

·     School of St. Mary

·      Seventh-Day Adventist Christian Academy

·      SNU Lab School

·      Southwest Covenant Schools

·      St. Catherine School

·      St. John Christian Heritage Academy

·      St. John Catholic School

·      St. John Lutheran School

·      St. Joseph Catholic School

·      St. Paul’s Lutheran School

·      St. Pius X School

·    St. Peter and Paul Catholic School

·      Special Care School

·      Stillwater Christian School

·      Stonebridge Academy

·      Summit Christian Academy

·      Terra Verde Discovery School

·      The Cross Christian Academy

·      The Little Lighthouse

·      Town and Country School

·      Trinity School

·      Tulsa Adventist Academy

·      Tulsa Hope Academy

·      Undercroft Montessori

·      Victory Christian School

·      Victory Life Academy

·      Wesleyan Christian School

·      Western Oklahoma Christian School (Clinton Campus)

·      Western Oklahoma Christian School (Elk City Campus)

·      Western Oklahoma Christian School (Weatherford Campus)

·      Wright Christian Academy