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An array of different kinds of school voucher programs

In this photo taken Aug. 8, 2017, Megan Mitchum decorates the outside of a classroom in preparation for the start of the school year at the Mountain View Christian Schools in Las Vegas. More than a third of U.S. states have created school voucher programs that bypass thorny constitutional and political issues by turning them over to non-profits that rely primarily on businesses to fund them. But the programs are raising questions about transparency and accountability at a time when supporters are urging that it be expanded into a federal program. (AP Photo/John Locher) In this photo taken Aug. 8, 2017, Megan Mitchum decorates the outside of a classroom in preparation for the start of the school year at the Mountain View Christian Schools in Las Vegas. More than a third of U.S. states have created school voucher programs that bypass thorny constitutional and political issues by turning them over to non-profits that rely primarily on businesses to fund them. But the programs are raising questions about transparency and accountability at a time when supporters are urging that it be expanded into a federal program. (AP Photo/John Locher)

By Associated Press August 11, 2017 2 min read

LAS VEGAS (AP) – More than half the country has a school choice program that enables families to use public money to send their children to private school.

The programs vary by name, structure and eligibility requirements, but most are geared toward low-income families.

In 2015, less than 1 percent of children in kindergarten through high school used vouchers to attend private schools.

A look at some of the different types of school choice programs:

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