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Missouri ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers

MOScholars (Missouri Empowerment Scholarship 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 Missouri'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. A home program takes part as a Family Paced Education (FPE) school and agrees to extra terms when it applies. To renew, the student attends a qualified school and takes a nationally standardized test each year.

Source: Missouri State Treasurer: MOScholars Schools; Missouri State Treasurer: MOScholars parent handbook (PDF)

How much
A share of the State Adequacy Target set each year by the state education department, up to 175% of it for a student with an IEP. We found no dollar figure on an official page.Source: Missouri State Treasurer: MOScholars parent handbook (PDF)
Who can apply
A student with an IEP, or a student in a household at or under 300% of the free and reduced lunch income standard who also meets one more condition in the law. Read the conditions closely if your child is already taught at home.Source: RSMo 166.700 Definitions, empowerment scholarship accounts (Revisor of Statutes); Missouri State Treasurer: MOScholars for parents and students
What it can pay for
Tutoring, curriculum, Missouri virtual school tuition and test fees, among others. Not consumable supplies, household items, field trips or payments to relatives.Source: Missouri State Treasurer: MOScholars for parents and students; Missouri State Treasurer: MOScholars parent handbook (PDF)
How vendors and providers are approved
Vendors apply through the State Treasurer's provider page with documents for their type, such as a teaching certificate or bachelor's degree for a tutor.Source: Missouri State Treasurer: MOScholars providers
How and when to apply
You apply through an educational assistance organization (EAO): connect with one first, fill in its prequalification application, then the full application.Source: Missouri State Treasurer: MOScholars parent handbook (PDF); Missouri State Treasurer: MOScholars Schools

The program's own page: MOScholars (Missouri Empowerment Scholarship 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.

Missouri checklist for this year · ESA and voucher money in every state

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 Missouri; 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.