Homeschool Tax Deductions and Credits in Nebraska
No. The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) offers no funding to exempt schools, and the parent pays for curriculum and every other cost. The main public help is the Access College Early (ACE) Scholarship for college courses.
What the state provides
Filing for exempt status with NDE costs nothing. NDE does not supply curriculum materials, books, or outlines, and public and private schools have no duty to help exempt schools; any help is up to the local school board. Exempt schools cannot use the state's Rule 4 textbook loan program.
Exempt school students do not have to take standardized tests. NDE suggests asking your resident public school district whether it has testing materials it can share.
For a high school student taking college courses, ACE pays tuition and mandatory fees when the family qualifies through a benefit program, an extreme hardship, or a career program with low income.
Who qualifies
Who qualifies
Homeschool families have no state funding program to apply for, apart from ACE for college courses.
Applying and paying
First step
If your teen will take college courses, check the ACE income and benefit rules before the term's application deadline.
What you still pay
Curriculum, tests, activities, and college books and course fees come out of the family budget.
Teaching that takes the work off you
We teach every subject starting at your child's level, grade the work as it is submitted, and keep the attendance, grades, and transcript, so homeschooling asks less of your time.
$149/month per child after the trial.
Sources (5)
Confirm current tax, scholarship, and ESA rules with the program before you rely on them.