Alabama ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
CHOOSE Act education savings accounts: what taking the money does to your homeschool status, then the amount, who can apply, what it buys and how vendors are approved.
This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Alabama's own statute and education department are the final word. The links below go straight to them.
Deadlines, forms and amounts checked on against the sources linked on this page.
What taking the money does to your homeschool status
A program is open to homeschool families. We did not find an official page saying the account changes the legal status of a church school, private tutor or home program. Families accept the CHOOSE Act Alabama Affidavit before they can use the money.
Source: CHOOSE Act Alabama parent guide 2026–27 (ClassWallet program site, PDF)
- How much
- $2,000 per student in a home education program (an individual or group program, homeschool or co-op), capped at $4,000 per family.Source: Alabama Department of Revenue: The CHOOSE Act
- Who can apply
- For 2026–27, Alabama residents in grades K5–12 in households at or under 300% of the federal poverty level. From 2027–28 there is no income requirement.Source: CHOOSE Act Alabama program site (ClassWallet, linked by the Department of Revenue)
- What it can pay for
- Curriculum, tutoring and other approved goods and services from education service providers approved by the Department of Revenue.Source: CHOOSE Act Alabama program site (ClassWallet, linked by the Department of Revenue)
- How vendors and providers are approved
- Education service providers apply to the Alabama Department of Revenue year round and hear its decision within 14 days, then set up payments in ClassWallet.Source: CHOOSE Act Alabama program site (ClassWallet, linked by the Department of Revenue)
- How and when to apply
- The 2026–27 portals opened December 15, 2025 (renewals) and January 2, 2026 (new families) and closed March 31, 2026.Source: Alabama Department of Revenue: The CHOOSE Act; CHOOSE Act Alabama program site (ClassWallet, linked by the Department of Revenue)
The program's own page: CHOOSE Act education savings accounts. Programs change their amounts, dates and rules every year, so read the current handbook before you apply or spend.
Before you decide
- Read what the money changes first. In some states taking it means you are no longer homeschooling under the homeschool law, and the program's own rules (an agreement, tests, a learning plan) apply instead.
- Keep every receipt and the program's approval emails; programs ask for them.
- Peabody Teach is free and sells nothing, so it is not a vendor in any program and has no stake in what you buy. There are no affiliate links on this page.
Alabama checklist for this year · ESA and voucher money in every state
Where this comes from
- Code of Alabama 16-28-1 Definitions (legislature) (the law)
- Code of Alabama 16-28-3 Ages; church school exemption (legislature) (the law)
- Code of Alabama 16-28-5 Private tutor (legislature) (the law)
- Code of Alabama 16-28-7 Report of enrollment (legislature) (the law)
- Code of Alabama 16-28-8 Reports required (legislature) (the law)
- Code of Alabama 16-6J-3 CHOOSE Act tax credit (legislature) (the law)
- Alabama Department of Revenue: The CHOOSE Act (state agency)
- CHOOSE Act Alabama program site (ClassWallet, linked by the Department of Revenue) (other)
- CHOOSE Act Alabama parent guide 2026–27 (ClassWallet program site, PDF) (other)
Checked on October 29, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. Laws and forms change; confirm a date with your school district or the state agency before you rely on it. For legal advice, ask a lawyer licensed in Alabama; homeschool legal-help organizations and your state's homeschool groups can also point you to help. Something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.