Louisiana is one of the nation’s leaders in educational choice, with the strongest and most transparent academic and financial accountability measures.
Louisiana’s School Choice Options
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The Louisiana Scholarship Program is designed to provide students with additional opportunities to attend the school of their choice. Student applicants are eligible to receive state-funded Scholarships to enroll in participating nonpublic schools or high-performing public schools.
To be eligible to receive a Scholarship award, new students must be a resident of Louisiana, be entering Kindergarten or have attended a Louisiana public school with a C, D, or F letter grade the previous year, and have a total family household income that does not exceed 250% of the federal poverty guideline. Scholarship awards cover all tuition and mandatory school fees. Students participating in the Louisiana Scholarship Program are granted admission through a lottery process and are required to take all state assessments.
Louisiana Scholarship Program Parental Satisfaction Survey
- 92.8% of parents are very satisfied or satisfied with their child’s current scholarship school.
- 90.5% of parents are happy with their child’s academic progress at his/her scholarship school.
- 88.1% of parents believe their child’s academic performance has improved since enrolling at his/her scholarship school (73.5% strongly agree, 14.6% somewhat agree).
- 95.9% of parents say their child feels safe in his/her scholarship school.
- 94.4% of parents say they and their children feel welcome at their child’s current scholarship school.
- Instruction child received during 2021-2022 school year:
- 66.9% – In-person Instruction Only
- 31.4% – Mix of In-person and Online Instruction
- 0.3% – Online Instruction Only
