These programs vary significantly, but they generally provide either free or subsidized textbooks to approved private schools for non-religious courses of instruction. The next most common use of targeted public benefits for private schools is the provision of free transportation for students traveling to and from school. See ECS State Aid at 6. Fourteen States either provide free transportation or reimburse parents of children who attend private school for their transportation costs. See id . at 1-5.
Several States provide funding or services for specific educational programs.
Most commonly, States provide benefits for students who require special education when they are unable to attend public schools. See, e.g., N.J. Stat. Some States also provide teaching materials other than textbooks to non-public schools. See, e.g., Ohio Rev. Code Ann. Several States provide for private schools to be reimbursed for costs imposed by state-mandated administrative and testing programs.