Private School Sector Faces Net 13 Closures 2024-25 Amid Enrollment Slows

In 2025, school choice programs expanded significantly across several states, driven by new policies such as universal education savings accounts (ESAs) and vouchers in Idaho, Indiana, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming, aiming to provide families more flexibility in selecting private education options. Despite this policy momentum, the private school sector experienced a modest net loss of schools, continuing a trend of closures exceeding openings, highlighting challenges in meeting increased demand for private education. Nonprofit organizations like California's BASIC Fund and Georgia's Mountain Laurel Academy play crucial roles in supporting low-income families' access to private schooling, with new federal and state tax credit programs poised to increase such opportunities. Meanwhile, private schools in Ghana have called for tax relief to alleviate fiscal burdens and enhance their contribution to national education efforts. The Massachusetts Teachers Association proposed a constitutional amendment to tax the wealthiest 1% to fund free public college, reflecting ongoing debates over education funding and social equity. These developments illustrate a complex landscape where policy reforms, nonprofit efforts, and fiscal challenges intersect in shaping the future of private and public education access.