Join the grassroots movement to ensure all families 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.

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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Opportunity Scholarships 2023

Opportunity Scholarships could make private school an option for your family. See if your family qualify today at SchoolChoiceNorthCarolina.com.

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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 two programs designed to provide access to private school choice for families in our state, including one specifically serving students with special needs.

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 189 public charter schools across our state, options are growing by the day.

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, nearly 136,000 students are taught at home in around 87,000 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.

Will you consider making an investment with us and supporting parental school choice in North Carolina?

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