Physical education with West Virginia ESA and scholarship funds
What is covered, conditions and how to pay
- Status
- Covered with conditions. Limited: public school athletics and modest equipment; no sports travel or uniforms.
- Conditions
- Extracurricular activities and programs offered by a public school district or public charter school can be paid with Hope funds (the district charges tuition). Exercise and athletic equipment up to $500 is not on the excluded list. Physical therapy is covered as a therapy.
- Limits
- Exercise equipment over $500 and athletic equipment over $500 are excluded. Age test: equipment must be marketed for the student's age.
- Payment routes
- Pay Tuition, Hope portal Marketplace (services) or TheoPay (goods)
- Documentation
- Invoice from the public school district or charter school; TheoPay order for equipment.
- Not allowed
- Sports uniforms; travel sports, tournament fees and travel costs; ski equipment rental and lift tickets; trampolines; pool and table tennis tables; bikes and helmets; shoes; playground and lawn equipment.
- Example
- A fee for a public school extracurricular sports program
- Source
- The Hope Scholarship Parent Handbook, Qualifying Expenses with Hope Scholarship Funds, p. 14 (version Updated: June 25, 2026 (PDF created 2026-06-26)). Checked 2026-10-19.
Providers in this category
Applies to every Hope Scholarship offer: Hope services are bought in the closed Marketplace of the Hope Scholarship portal and goods through TheoPay; both routes are open to every Hope account holder. Reimbursement is allowed only in the circumstances of the Board's Reimbursement Policy (adopted December 10, 2025), must be requested within 90 days of purchase, and purchases made before funds are in the student's account do not count.
| Price and units | Qualifying evidence statuses | |
|---|---|---|
| YouDance | From $39 per month | Confirmed: YouDance, West Virginia |
How this table is compiled: sources and methodology.