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The average amount an Indiana family received for a private school voucher was $6,536 for the 2024-25 school year to help pay for tuition and fees.

Education

Indiana private school voucher enrollment tops 76,000, costs near $500 million

Rachel Fradette

Indiana’s voucher program grew to 76,00 students and nearly $500 million in spending for 2024-25 and the average participants remain white, affluent families in metro areas.

Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Mishawaka) is worried about the cost of expanding private school vouchers to all families.

Education

Republicans split on Braun push for universal school vouchers

Rachel Fradette

Senate Republicans are concerned about the cost of expanding private school vouchers to all Indiana families.

Indiana paid nearly a half-billion dollars in tuition grants to private parochial or non-religious schools in 2023-24 — 40 percent more than the previous year, according to a new state report.

Education

Indiana private school vouchers hit record with 70,000 students, nearly half-billion dollar cost

Eric Weddle

Enrollment in Indiana’s private-school voucher program surged to 70,095 students in 2023-24. That’s a 31 percent increase compared to the previous year — the largest ever jump in a single year.