Homeschool Tax Deductions and Credits in Washington
No. Washington has no homeschool education savings account, voucher, tax credit, or deduction. What the state does provide is free part-time public school classes and services and low-cost Running Start college courses.
What families pay for
You pay for curriculum, materials, and the required annual test or assessment. A district may sell its materials at cost, lend them, or rent them to you, but it does not have to give them away.
Under section 28A.150.350 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), a district must enroll a home-based student part time in its courses and provide ancillary services, such as testing and speech or hearing therapy, on the same terms as other public school students, when the student would otherwise be eligible to enroll. The state funds the district for these part-time students.
College Bound Scholarship
After high school, the College Bound Scholarship is open to homeschooled students from low-income families. Families of homeschooled students contact the program by email to apply, and funds are not guaranteed: the student must meet income and other program rules each year.
Who qualifies
College Bound income
Your household income is at or below the free and reduced-price lunch guideline when your child signs up, and at or below the College Bound income limit for your household size when your child starts college.
College Bound graduation
Your child graduates from a Washington homeschool and sends a final transcript showing the graduation date and cumulative grade point average, plus the declaration of intent filed with the district. A diploma alone is not enough.
College Bound aid application
Your child files the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA) in senior year and each year in college.
Applying and paying
First step
If your income fits, email the College Bound program at collegebound@wsac.wa.gov while your child is in 7th or 8th grade.
What can rule you out
A student going straight to a four-year college needs a cumulative 2.0 high school grade point average for College Bound.
When to apply or file
Sign up for College Bound by the end of 8th grade, or in 9th grade if newly income-eligible.
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.
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Confirm current tax, scholarship, and ESA rules with the program before you rely on them.