There are no income considerations. The use of public money to pay tuition at private, non-religious schools has not been challenged. Religious high schools were included in the program until 1961. In 1994, the Vermont Supreme Court held it did not violate the U.S. Constitution to reimburse parents for tuition paid to religious schools. However, in 1999, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that payments to religious schools violated the Vermont Constitution.
Public schools use their established tuition rate.
There are no income considerations. 4,797 attend private schools and 8,692 attend public schools. The use of public money to pay tuition at private, non-religious schools has not been challenged. However, in April 1999, the Maine Supreme Court ruled that the exclusion of religious schools did not violate the First Amendment Rights of the parents. In October 1999, the United States Supreme Court declined to review this decision.