Types of School Choice Programs in Pennsylvania


Public District Schools

Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts offer education across the state, and also host many magnet schools that have specific themes such as math, science, technology or the performing arts…


Private Schools

Pennsylvania has more than 3,000 private schools, which can focus in different ways on how to educate their students; classical academies, and religious schools to name just a few…

Public Charter/Cyber Charter Schools

Public charter schools, cyber charter schools, or charter academies are public schools that operate with a greater degree of independence than traditional district schools…

Homeschool

Pennsylvania Law permits parents to serve as the student’s primary instructor for an at home education. A qualified state evaluator reviews their portfolio annually for compliance…

Microschool

Microschools are designed by a private organization within a specific network that arranges for a teacher to educate a small group of students for a cost…

Education Pod

Learning or education pods are organized by parents, either with parents themselves teaching, or hiring an instructor.  They are based on a family’s needs…

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