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Georgia ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers

Georgia Promise Scholarship: 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 Georgia'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. A Promise student taught at home still follows the home study law, including the declaration of intent, and takes an approved test every year (the home study law asks for one every three years).

Source: Georgia Promise Scholarship: family handbook, August 2026 (PDF); Georgia Promise Scholarship: testing guide, July 2026 (PDF)

How much
Up to $6,500 for 2026–27, paid in four quarterly installments.Source: Georgia Promise Scholarship program site (Georgia Education Savings Authority)
Who can apply
Students enrolled in a Georgia public school for the two previous semesters, or entering kindergarten, who live in the zone of a school on the state's lowest-performing 25 percent list. A child already homeschooled can apply only when entering kindergarten.Source: Georgia Promise Scholarship program site (Georgia Education Savings Authority); Georgia Promise Scholarship: family handbook, August 2026 (PDF)
What it can pay for
Tuition, required textbooks, curriculum, tutoring by a certified educator, therapies, and transportation to a provider (up to $500 a year).Source: Georgia Promise Scholarship program site (Georgia Education Savings Authority)
How vendors and providers are approved
Service providers and vendors apply year round, and the Georgia Education Savings Authority funds student accounts each quarter through the Odyssey portal.Source: Georgia Promise Scholarship program site (Georgia Education Savings Authority); Georgia Promise Scholarship: family handbook, August 2026 (PDF)
How and when to apply
The last 2026–27 window runs November 1 to 30, 2026. Current students recertify by May 31 each year.Source: Georgia Promise Scholarship program site (Georgia Education Savings Authority)

The program's own page: Georgia Promise Scholarship. 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.

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Where this comes from

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 Georgia; 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.