Your Source for Parental School Choice

Join our movement to ensure all families in our state have access to the school of their choice.

Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina is a non-profit organization that advocates for quality educational options through parental school choice. Our mission is to ENGAGE at the grassroots level, EDUCATE North Carolinians about the options in our state, and EMPOWER families to have a voice in their children’s education.

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PEFNC Productions

As the source for parental school choice we travel North Carolina, from the coast to the mountains, to share your stories.

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Parents & Families

School Leaders & Teachers

Policy Makers

Members of the Media

NC Schools Around Me

PEFNC’s one-of-a-kind web application, NC Schools Around Me, puts parental school choice options right at parents’ fingertips! NC Schools around me enables parents to explore their schooling options within a 10-mile radius for their home.

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Parental School Choice in North Carolina

Private School Choice

North Carolina has a trio of programs designed to provide access to private school choice for families in our state, including the Opportunity Scholarship Program.

Traditional Public School Choice

Nearly 1.5M students are educated in over 2,400 traditional public schools in our state.

Public Charter Schools Choice

With nearly 175 public charter schools across our state, options are growing by the day. But, did you know that 30,000+ remain on public charter school waitlists?

Exceptional Education for Exceptional Students

With a pair of state scholarships for students with special needs, North Carolina is helping families across our state find the exceptional education for their exceptional child. Click here for more information.

Home School

In North Carolina, an estimated 128,268 students are taught at home in nearly 85,000 registered home schools, according to the latest state numbers.

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As North Carolina’s source for parental school choice, we believe in allowing parents to send their children to their school of choice – traditional or nontraditional. PEFNC recognizes that education is not “one size fits all,” and that children have unique needs. Families should have the freedom to choose the best education to meet those needs, regardless of race, zip code or income.

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