In 2022 Arizona became the first state to let parents direct their tax dollars to the school of their choice. The Empowerment Scholarship program provides up to $7347 per student in elementary and High School school and up to $3674 per student in Kindergarten. Additional support is available for students with special needs. With the ESA program, the money that would pay for that student’s education in a neighborhood school follows that student to whichever school the parents choose for their child, including education at home.