Indiana ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
Indiana Education Scholarship Account (INESA): 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 Indiana'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 exists, and taking the money changes your homeschool status. If your child is accepted and you enroll, your child is no longer considered an independent homeschooler. You sign a Parent Agreement and your child takes part in state testing.
- How much
- Up to $20,000 a year for a student with a disability and up to $8,000 for a sibling.Source: Indiana Department of Education: Education Scholarship Account program
- Who can apply
- Indiana residents aged 5 to 22 with a disability that requires special education services, and their siblings. Homeschoolers who meet these requirements may apply.Source: Indiana Treasurer of State: INESA parent page
- What it can pay for
- Tuition at approved schools, curriculum and supplies, tutoring and other pre-approved expenses; full-time online schools are excluded. The two state pages disagree on paying parents back (the Department now allows it under Direct Pay rules; the older Treasurer page says no), so ask the Department.Source: Indiana Treasurer of State: INESA; Indiana Department of Education: Education Scholarship Account program
- How vendors and providers are approved
- Vendors apply through Access Indiana and ClassWallet; marketplace vendors are approved through ClassWallet.Source: Indiana Department of Education: Education Scholarship Account program
- How and when to apply
- 2026–27 applications ran March 1 to September 1, 2026, with priority to April 15. From 2026–27 the Indiana Department of Education runs the program.Source: Indiana Department of Education: Education Scholarship Account program
The program's own page: Indiana Education Scholarship Account (INESA). 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.
Indiana checklist for this year · ESA and voucher money in every state
Where this comes from
- Indiana Department of Education: Homeschool Information (state agency)
- Indiana Department of Education: Homeschool Help Sheet (state agency)
- Indiana Department of Education: Education Scholarship Account program (state agency)
- Indiana Code Title 20 (Indiana General Assembly) (the law)
- Indiana Treasurer of State: INESA parent page (state agency)
- Indiana Treasurer of State: INESA (state agency)
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 Indiana; 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.