Online classes with South Carolina ESA and scholarship funds
What is covered, conditions and how to pay
- Status
- Covered with conditions. Covered from approved nonpublic online providers in listed subjects.
- Conditions
- Tuition and fees for an approved nonpublic online education service provider or course in Math; English (including Grammar, Reading and Writing); Science; Social Studies (including History); Foreign Language.
- Limits
- No dollar cap stated. For new families, services after July 1, 2026 only.
- Payment routes
- Pay Vendor
- Documentation
- Pay Vendor invoice with the required fields.
- Not allowed
- Online courses from providers that are not approved; subjects not listed.
- Example
- Foreign Language
- Source
- 2026-2027 SC ESTF Participant Guide (South Carolina Department of Education), Approved Expenses, 'Tuition and Fees for an Approved Nonpublic Online Education Service Provider or Course', p. 7 (version 2026-2027 School Year, Updated May 2026). Checked 2026-10-19.
Providers in this category
| Price and units | Qualifying evidence statuses | |
|---|---|---|
| Art of Problem Solving | Not published by the provider | Confirmed: Art of Problem Solving, South CarolinaConditional: Art of Problem Solving, South Carolina |
| Miacademy (Miaplaza) | Not published by the provider | Confirmed: Miacademy (Miaplaza), South Carolina |
| Outschool | Not published by the provider | Confirmed: Outschool, South Carolina |
| Time4Learning | Not published by the provider | Confirmed: Time4Learning, South Carolina |
| Veritas Press | Not published by the provider | Conditional: Veritas Press, South Carolina |
How this table is compiled: sources and methodology.