Table 4.3. Number and types of state open enrollment policies, by state: 2008

State	Number of open enrollment policies ¹	Intradistrict mandatory	Intradistrict voluntary	Interdistrict mandatory	Interdistrict voluntary	Intradistrict mandatory and interdistrict mandatory	Intradistict mandatory and interdistrict voluntary	Intradistrict voluntary and interdistrict voluntary
United States ¹	46	20	4	14	24	6	3	5

Alabama	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Alaska	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Arizona	1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Arkansas	2	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
California	2	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

Colorado	2	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Connecticut	3	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Delaware	3	Yes (two policies)	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
District of Columbia	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Florida	2	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

Georgia	3	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Hawaii	1	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Idaho	2	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Illinois	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Indiana	2	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

Iowa	1	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Kansas	1	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Kentucky	1	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Louisiana	2	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Maine	1	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

Maryland	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Massachusetts	4	Yes	No	No	Yes (three policies)	No	No	No
Michigan	3	Yes	No	No	Yes (two policies)	No	No	No
Minnesota	1	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Mississippi	1	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

Missouri	4	No	No	Yes	Yes (three policies)	No	No	No
Montana	2	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Nebraska	1	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Nevada	2	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
New Hampshire	1	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

New Jersey	2	No	No	No	Yes (two policies)	No	No	No
New Mexico	2	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
New York	2	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
North Carolina	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
North Dakota	1	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

Ohio	3	Yes (two policies)	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Oklahoma	2	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Oregon	2	No	No	No	Yes (two policies)	No	No	No
Pennsylvania	1	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Rhode Island	1	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No

South Carolina	2	No	No	No	Yes (two policies)	No	No	No
South Dakota	2	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Tennessee	2	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Texas	3	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Utah	2	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

Vermont	1	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Virginia	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Washington	2	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
West Virginia	3	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Wisconsin	2	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Wyoming	1	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
† Not applicable. State does not have an open enrollment policy. ¹ National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for each column, with the exception of the column "Number of open enrollment policies"; for this column, the national total reflects the number of states with open enrollment policies. NOTE: Open-enrollment policies allow a student to transfer to the public school of his or her choice. Intradistrict open enrollment policies allow a student to transfer to another school within his or her school district. Interdistrict open enrollment policies allow a student to transfer to a school outside his or her home district. Mandatory open enrollment policies require districts to participate in the program and voluntary policies allow districts to choose whether to participate. States may adopt more than one open enrollment policy or policies that have multiple provisions (e.g., to target different student groups). SOURCE: State Notes: School Choice State Laws, Education Commission of the States, 2008. Data Source

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