Free Schools and Scholarships

An SFO is a Scholarship Funding Organization. Basically it is an organization which provides financial assistance for attendance at private school. Each SFO is a legal entity with its own rules and governing regulations.Always ask if an SFO has been set up in your state. Scholarship Funding Organizations are permitted by an act of the state legislature and allow corporations to donate tax-deductible funds for K-12 scholarships.

Arizona Independent Schools Scholarship Foundation
The Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program
Georgia Tax Credit for Private School Costs and Scholarship Donations
Illinois—Education Expenses Credit
Iowa—Education Tax Credits
Iowa—School Tuition Organization Tax Credit
Louisiana—Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program
Louisiana—Elementary and Secondary School Tuition Deduction
Maine—Town Tuitioning
Minnesota K–12 Education Credit and Subtraction Program
Ohio—Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program
Ohio—Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program (EdChoice)
Pennsylvania—Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program
Rhode Island—Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations
Rhode Island Scholarship Alliance
Vermont—Town Tuitioning
Wisconsin—Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
District of Columbia—DC Opportunity Scholarship Program

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Free Private Schools

. 2. Free Private Schools in the United States

• De Marillac Academy, San Francisco, California

• Epiphany School, Boston, Massacjusetts

• The Gilbert School, Winsted, Connecticut

• Girard College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Glenwood Academy, Glenwood, Illinois

• The Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, Hawaii

• The Milton Hershey School, Hershey, Pennsylvania

• Regis High, New York, New York

• The Cristo Rey Schools

• St. Andrew's School, Richmond, Virginia

3. Supporting Free Private Education

Introduction to Free Private Schools

There are only a handful of free private schools in the United States. Many years ago, most of them were founded by visionary, community-minded individuals who believed that children from working-class and poor families should have the same educational advantages as children from families with money. Several schools have a religious connection, such as Regis High in New York and the