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The Regulation of Private Schools In America: A State-by-State Analysis

Chart 3: Public Assistance to Private Schools and Private School Children

STATE Textbook Loans Transportation Auxiliary Services Constitutional Prohibition on Public Aid
Alabama


yes
Alaska
yes
yes
Arizona


yes
Arkansas


yes
California
yes yes yes
Colorado

yes yes
Connecticut yes yes yes yes
Delaware
yes yes yes
District of Columbia



Florida

yes yes
Georgia


yes
Hawaii


yes
Idaho
ruled unconstitutional
yes
Illinois yes yes yes yes
Indiana yes yes
yes
Iowa students attending state accredited schools only students attending state accredited schools only yes
Kansas
yes yes yes
Kentucky


yes
Louisiana yes yes yes
Maine yes permissible yes
Maryland

yes
Massachusetts no yes yes yes
Michigan
permissible yes yes
Minnesota yes yes yes
Mississippi yes

yes
Missouri

yes yes
Montana
permissible
yes
Nebraska yes yes yes yes
Nevada
permissible
yes
New Hampshire yes yes yes yes
New Jersey yes yes yes
New Mexico yes

yes
New York yes under certain circumstances yes yes
North Carolina


yes
North Dakota
permissible

Ohio yes permissible yes yes
Oklahoma


yes
Oregon
yes yes yes
Pennsylvania yes yes yes yes
Puerto Rico


yes
Rhode Island yes yes

South Carolina


yes
South Dakota



Tennessee

yes
Texas

yes yes
Utah


yes
Vermont



Virginia


yes
Virgin Islands
yes yes yes
Washington
permissible yes
West Virginia yes yes1 yes
Wisconsin
yes, with some exceptions yes yes
Wyoming


yes

1 West Virginia provides transportation to private schools students or payment in lieu of transportation.
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