Michigan School Choice Options
Michigan has no private school choice program for homeschool families. First, there are no vouchers, education savings accounts, or tax-credit scholarships. The state constitution forbids them. It bans public money, tax benefits, and tuition vouchers that support attendance at nonpublic schools. Second, Michigan is not on the IRS list for the new federal scholarship tax credit. That list was current as of October 22, 2026. Third, homeschoolers do have a public benefit: nonessential elective classes at their local public school.
Day to day, homeschool families in Michigan pay their own costs. No state program sends money to parents for curriculum or supplies. Still, public schools must offer certain classes to homeschool students. These include art, music, physical education, foreign language, and driver’s education. Core subjects and remedial classes are excluded. Homeschoolers may also take the Michigan Merit Examination at the local school. To use dual enrollment for college courses, a student must take at least one public school class. Sports access is up to each school. For full details on each topic, open the sections below.
Michigan has none. Article VIII, § 2 of the state constitution says no “payment, credit, tax benefit, exemption or deductions, tuition voucher, subsidy, grant or loan of public monies or property shall be provided, directly or indirectly, to support the attendance of any student” at a nonpublic school (Michigan Constitution, Art. VIII, § 2).
Michigan does not appear on the IRS list of states that have elected to participate in the federal scholarship tax credit for 2027, as of October 22, 2026 (IRS: FSTC Participating States).
Public schools must make “nonessential elective” courses available to home education students. Included regardless of grade: career and technical education, physical education, art, foreign language, music, driver’s education, and computer science; state law also includes kindergarten, AP, IB, and college-level courses. Excluded: courses in the required homeschool subjects (reading, spelling, math, science, history, civics, literature, writing, English grammar) and all remedial courses (HSLDA: Public School Access for Homeschoolers in Michigan).
Dual enrollment: To take college courses through the Postsecondary Enrollment Options program, a student must be enrolled in at least one class at the resident public school. Testing: Homeschool students have the right to take the Michigan Merit Examination at the local public school. Sports: A public school may allow homeschoolers on interscholastic teams, but there is no right to participate (HSLDA).
See our Michigan Homeschool Laws page for legal requirements.
- Michigan Constitution, Article VIII, Section 2
- HSLDA: Public School Access for Homeschoolers in Michigan (updated September 21, 2026)
- IRS: Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Participating States (as of October 22, 2026)
Last reviewed: November 8, 2026
*The information on this page is for general use only. It should not be taken as legal advice. It is believed to be accurate however state and federal laws change every year. Homeschool.net recommends joining an organization such as the Home School Legal Defense Association before your homeschooling adventure begins. HSLDA can provide complete, accurate, legal advice and services for homeschooling families.
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