Wyoming ESA and scholarship programs
Education savings account and scholarship programs in Wyoming: who runs them, the key figures for this school year, the next dates, recent changes and step-by-step guides.
Programs
Education Savings Account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship)
- Short name
- ESA
- Administrator
- Wyoming Department of Education
- Payment platform
- Odyssey
- Applications
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Key facts
| Value and source | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Savings Account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship) | payment rule | 2026–27 | By September 1 (2026–27); $1,750 rollover; quarterly windows Early Sep/Nov/Feb/May (Only approved students with funding receive deposits; funding is first-come, first-served and subject to available funds. The $7,000 is paid in four equal quarterly installments ($1,750 each) starting September 1 (Handbook p. 15). Purchases made before September 1, 2026 cannot be reimbursed. The $1,750 Q4 rollover is for students approved in 2025–26 and not enrolled in public school, and only for 2026–27 expenses.)[source] Checked |
| Education Savings Account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship) | amount | 2026–27 | $7,000 a year (Same amount for K-12 students and for pre-K students in households at or below 250% of the federal poverty level. Deposited quarterly in equal installments; personal deposits are not permitted. Subject to the availability of funds.)[source] Checked |
| Education Savings Account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship) | 2026–27 application window | 2026–27 | July 6 – August 6, 2026 (closed) (Returning 2025–26 students also had to complete the 2026–27 application (prepopulated). One application covers all eligible children in a household. Applicants were to receive their status by September 1.)[source] Checked |
| Education Savings Account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship) | Funding limit | 2026–27 | Eligible does not always mean funded: first-come, first-served if applications exceed funds, with preference for prior recipients and siblings (An 'Eligible' status means the application passed review; final approval and funding notice follow after the application period. WDE has not published the number of funded spots or a waitlist on its own pages.)[source] Checked |
| Education Savings Account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship) | Reimbursement | 2026–27 | Four categories; 30 days (Itemized receipt with vendor, date, total, full description and proof of payment; handwritten receipts do not count; an explanation of why the account was not used. WDE decides within 30 days; approved amounts go to the bank account on file. Review request within 14 days of a denial; a three-person panel decides within 30 days. For 2026–27, purchases made before September 1 cannot be reimbursed.)[source] Checked |
| Education Savings Account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship) | Rollover | 2026–27 | No cap stated (The family must reapply and sign the renewal contract each year. A family that leaves and later re-enrolls starts with a new account balance. The 2025–26 Q4 payment of $1,750 was rolled into 2026–27 for students approved in 2025–26 and not enrolled in public school, and can be used only for 2026–27 expenses.)[source] Checked |
| Education Savings Account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship) | Renewal | 2026–27 | Annual; 2027–28 date not published (Renewal re-checks residency, educational status and (pre-K only) income. If the renewal contract is not submitted by the deadline, the student may lose access to ESA funds.)[source] Checked |
| Education Savings Account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship) | Assessment results | 2026–27 | Within 14 days of receiving results (Students in grades 3–10 may take the state assessment at their local school. If results are not uploaded by the deadline, the student may not be eligible to continue.)[source] Checked |
| Education Savings Account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship) | Notice to the school district | 2026–27 | 15 days (WDE's acceptance email may serve as the notice. Funds are made available only after unenrollment is verified. An annual notice of participation to the district is also required.)[source] Checked |
| Education Savings Account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship) | Eligibility | 2026–27 | Wyoming residents in K-12 not enrolled in a public school (no income limit); pre-K at age 4, at or below 250% of the federal poverty level (K-12: age 5 by August 1 for kindergarten (or a district attendance exception), not graduated, under 21 on August 1. Students may contract with a public school district or charter school for individual classes. Pre-K: age 4 by August 1. Participation is a parental placement under IDEA; the district does not owe FAPE. Funding is limited (wy-esa-funding-priority).)[source] Checked |
| Education Savings Account (Steamboat Legacy Scholarship) | Court case | 2026–27 | The program's constitutionality is still being litigated in district court; the Wyoming Department of Education says payments continue.[source] Checked |
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