Most often, a student's local school district will pay for the courses. In some instances, however, a student must pay (typically because he/she has already failed the course).
Why does it matter?
Who pays for courses (district/school/student under certain circumstances)? | |
Alabama | State funded |
Arizona | State funded |
Arkansas | State funded |
California | Local district |
Colorado | Local district |
Florida | State funded |
Georgia | State funded |
Hawaii | State funded |
Idaho | For courses offered during the school day, the school district pays for the course. For courses outside of the regular school day, the student is responsible. |
Illinois | Local district |
Iowa | Local district |
Kentucky | Local district; however, the student pays a fee if the course is taken for credit recovery. |
Louisiana | State funded |
Maryland | Local district |
Michigan | Local district |
Mississippi | State funded |
Missouri | Local district |
New Mexico | Local district; however, a home school student who enrolls in less than one-half of the minimum course requirements may pay up to 35% of the cost of each unit. |
North Carolina | No information available |
North Dakota | Student. However, scholarships are available and are awarded to most of those who apply. |
Oregon | No information available |
South Carolina | No information available |
South Dakota | Local district, which is reimbursed by the state. |
Texas | Local district; however, students may have to pay the enrollment fee if they are enrolled in a course load greater than that normally taken by students in the equivalent grade level in other school districts and if they do not qualify for accelerated funding under section 30A.154. Also, students who are not enrolled in a school district or open-enrollment charter school as a full-time student may be charged enrollment fees. |
Utah | Local district |
Virginia | The state pays for all Early College Scholar students (the Early College Scholars program allows eligible high school students to earn at least 15 hours of transferable college credit while completing the requirements for an Advanced Studies Diploma). For all other students, there is a tuition charge. |
West Virginia | The local district, but students may have to pay if the course is already offered in their schools. |
Wisconsin | Local district |
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