Thinking About Homeschooling in Arkansas?
Not sure where to begin? We’ll guide you through every step — from filing your Notice of Intent to choosing curriculum and applying for up to $7,208 a year in EFA funding.
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Everything You Need to Start Homeschooling — In One Place
You don’t have to figure it out alone. We’ll walk you through how to:
✅ File your Notice of Intent
✅ Choose the right curriculum
✅ Access local co-ops, activities, and sports
✅ Enroll in a microschool, online school, or dual-enrollment programs with 2-year and 4-year colleges
✅ Apply EFA funds toward homeschool costs (curriculum, supplies, tutoring)
✅ Submit travel reimbursement
✅ Make sure you stay eligible for EFA funds each year
Why Families Choose Homeschooling
Homeschooling Can Be Flexible, Personalized — and Fully Supported
If you’ve ever felt that learning at home might better suit your child, you’re not alone — and we’re here to support you.
Homeschooling gives you the freedom to tailor your child’s education to their needs and your life. You can:
Enroll full-time or part-time in an online school or microschool
Join a local homeschool co-op a few days a week
Fully customize your child’s learning — from the kitchen table to the great outdoors
EFA Funding Overview
Every student gets access to up to $7,208 per year in funding for homeschool.
The Education Freedom Account (EFA) program gives every K–12 student in Arkansas access to $7,208 per year — and yes, it works for homeschoolers, too.
You can use EFA funds for:
✅ Curriculum
✅ Tutoring
✅ Technology and Supplies (max $1,000/year for personal computing devices, $500 for projector, and $100 for headphones)
✅ Educational Therapies and more
✅ Extracurriculars like PE, Gymnastics, Dance, and field trips (a max of 25% of scholarship)
✅ Enrichment like Music, Visual Arts, and Foreign Language
✅ Education Testing
✅ General Supplies (max $500 printer and $300 for ink, pencils, paper, notebooks, etc.)
✅ Transportation costs to and from an approved provider at $0.52 per mile (a max of 25% of scholarship)
And we’ll guide you through the application, step by step.
Common questions about homeschooling in Arkansas
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Parents who homeschool their children accomplish it in different ways that suit their child’s needs and their families’ schedule. Homeschooling means learning can happen anytime and anywhere, and many homeschooling parents adopt a more flexible schedule with less “seat time” than traditional school. You can make sure your child socializes by meeting up with other homeschooled children formally or informally through online groups, in-person coops, classes, and more.
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There are more than 1,000 approved vendors for the Arkansas EFA.
Check out our vendor search tool to find the providers and resources your child needs.
You can spend funds on books, kits, subscriptions, classes, tutoring, and more. You can expose your child to enrichment activities like music lessons, gymnastics, and dance up to twice a week. You can enroll in an online school, a microschool or a homeschool coop.
You can also get reimbursed for expenses in those categories from vendors not listed.
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While most homeschool expenses are covered by the Arkansas EFA, some are not. For example, technology typically used for entertainment such as gaming consoles, televisions, and home devices such as Nest, Alexa, and Google Home do not qualify, and cleaning products such as wet wipes, paper towels, and zip loc bags.
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Homeschool students receiving EFA funds are required to take a national, norm-referenced test each year and submit results in math and reading from an approved norm-referenced test. School Choice Arkansas breaks down the testing requirement for you and makes it easy for you to fulfill this requirement.