Indiana Education Scholarship Account
K-12 School Choice Scholarships for Students with Disabilities and Their Siblings
Applications reopen March 1, 2025
INESA Student Applications Open Soon!
Applications for 2025-26 school year open March 1 (current students) April 1 (new students)
Submit your preferred service provider or curriculum vendor with this form:
What is the Indiana Education Scholarship Account?
The Indiana Education Scholarship Account (INESA) provides scholarship funding to K-12 students with disabilities (and their siblings, as of July 1, 2024).
This school choice program allows parents to opt out of the public school system and customize education to their child’s needs.

How much is the scholarship?
Scholarship awards vary, based on the level of disability and the district in which you live.
Students with a disability may receive up to $20k and their siblings may receive up to $8k.
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How does it work?
Scholarship recipients receive 100% of state special education dollars and 90% of state tuition dollars that would have gone to the public school. Siblings without a disability receive only 90% of state tuition dollars.
These funds are deposited into a dedicated account that can be spent on pre-approved education expenses such as:
- Tuition and fees at approved INESA schools
- Camps and training programs
- Curriculum and supplies
- Transportation service
- Tutoring services
- Individual classes
- Testing fees
- Therapies
- And more!
This account will be available to parents via a secure online ClassWallet portal, which they will use to make payments directly to providers from the student’s account. All payments are made after services have been provided.
*Debit cards are not used and funds are not deposited directly into personal bank accounts. Parents of ESA students will not be reimbursed for purchases made with personal funds.
ClassWallet Information and Tutorials Click Here

What are people saying about INESA?
Brenda Jackson, School Administrator
"If it wasn't for the ESA, half of our students would not be able to attend Worthmore Academy and get the special instruction allowing them to learn and love school!"

Brenda Jackson
Worthmore Academy
Erica, Mom of Ella
"Ella is complex. Which in turn makes all things related to her life complex. Finally, we have a solution to make school one of the few things not complex for her. ESA has opened up doors we never thought possible. We found a way to schedule school around her immense physical challenges, we found a way to focus on the topic she needs to help her grow, we found a way to help her bloom where she is planted. All because of the opportunity to use the ESA funds to give Ella her best opportunity for her education."

Ella
ESA Student
Anastasia, Mom of Annalisa
“If it wasn’t for ESA we wouldn’t have the funds to do speech therapy. We would have had no choice but to do virtual. My daughter is very hands on so this method wouldn’t be as effective as in person. The team at Rhythm N Beets has helped my daughter make strides in speech, small and big.”

Annalisa
ESA Student
Case Studies
Elkhart Student Leaps Two Grade Levels in Math with the Indiana Education Scholarship Account (INESA)
Once given six weeks to live, Ella is now a teenager and thriving. With INESA, she’s able to continue her education despite medical limitations.
Carmel Family Regains Hope with the Indiana Education Scholarship Account (INESA)
Will used to hide when it was time to go to school, and his sister Becca experienced school anxiety, too. Now, with INESA, both are flourishing in different school environments with new friends and bright futures.
Four Grade Levels in Two Years: Fort Wayne Student Flourishes with INESA
Once anxious and depressed in school, Zach is now a happy-go-lucky teenager. He is thriving with INESA, both academically and emotionally, despite learning disabilities.
No Match for Adeline: Terre Haute Student Busts Through Barriers with INESA
Primarily nonverbal, Adeline disliked school and was reluctant to join in with other kids. Now, after one semester with INESA, her limited vocabulary has doubled and she LOVES going to her new school and playing with friends.
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ESA@tos.in.gov
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