Tennessee Homeschool Information

NFC Academy is an approved participating school in the Tennessee Education Savings Account (ESA) Program, providing eligible Tennessee families with access to NFC Academy’s accredited online Christian education programs.

The Tennessee ESA Program is available to qualifying K–12 students who are Tennessee residents and are zoned to attend one of the following:

• Memphis-Shelby County Schools
• Metro Nashville Public Schools
• Hamilton County Schools
• A school that was part of Tennessee’s Achievement School District (ASD) as of May 24, 2019.

Eligible students may use ESA funds toward tuition and other approved educational expenses at participating non-public schools. Importantly for NFC Academy, Tennessee does not require an approved ESA school to be physically located within Memphis, Nashville, or Chattanooga. Tennessee’s Comptroller specifically confirms that qualified virtual schools may participate and may enroll students from any of the eligible Tennessee school districts/areas.

For the 2026–27 school year, Tennessee lists the annual ESA award amounts as $10,132.54 for students associated with Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Metro Nashville Public Schools and $10,093.89 for Hamilton County Schools.

 Tennessee will accept ESA student applications for the second semester beginning January 1, 2027, Students approved for the second semester can begin attendance in January 2027, with the second-semester ESA award equal to one-half of the full-year award.