No. Expenses paid to attend high school do not qualify for the education credits because a high school is not an eligible educational institution. In general , an eligible educational institution is an accredited college, university, vocational school, or other post-secondary educational institution including accredited, public, nonprofit, and proprietary (private-owned, profit-making) postsecondary institutions. Additionally, in order to be an eligible educational institution, the school must be eligible to participate in a student aid program administered by the Department of Education. For more information, refer to Form 8863 (PDF), Education Credits (Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits), Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Education, or Tax Topic 605, Education Credit.

The cost of college classes taken while a student is attending high school may qualify for the education tax credit if the requirement for the credit are met.

For more information, refer to Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Education, Tax Topic 605, Education Credits, or Form 8863 (PDF), Education Credits (Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits).