Arizona ESA: Using Your Funds for Learning Help at Home
Learning Success is an approved vendor in the ClassWallet marketplaces for Arizona and Arkansas. This page explains the rules, whichever provider you choose.
Arizona's program is the Empowerment Scholarship Account, or ESA. The Arizona Department of Education runs it. As of October 2026, Arizona's ESA law names curricula and tutoring. It also names tuition or fees for a non-public online program. Arizona's ESA currently uses ClassWallet. Nothing here promises that a purchase will be approved.
TL;DR
- Arizona's program is the Empowerment Scholarship Account, or ESA. The Arizona Department of Education runs it.
- As of October 2026, Arizona's ESA law names curricula and tutoring. It also names tuition or fees for a non-public online program.
- Arizona's ESA currently uses ClassWallet. ClassWallet is the online platform where families spend the funds.
- Nothing here promises that a purchase will be approved. Each program decides what it pays for.
- We checked these rules in October 2026. Rules can change, so check with the program before you buy.
An Arizona ESA is Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account. The Arizona Department of Education runs it.
”Arizona ESA (or Empowerment Scholarship Account)What Arizona's ESA is
Arizona's program is the Empowerment Scholarship Account, or ESA. The Arizona Department of Education runs it.
These pages do not cover who qualifies or how much an account holds.
What the rules name
As of October 2026, Arizona's ESA law lists what the funds can pay for. Arizona's list names curricula. It names tuition or fees for a non-public online program. Arizona's list also names tutoring by a tutor who meets state board standards.
Arizona's current ESA Parent Handbook adds a rule on subjects. Part of each child's ESA must go to each of five subjects. They are reading, grammar, math, social studies and science.
Nothing here promises that a purchase will be approved. Each program decides what it pays for.
Tutoring under Arizona's ESA
As of October 2026, Arizona's ESA law names tutoring. The tutor must meet state board standards.
Arizona's current ESA Parent Handbook says a tutor must hold an accreditation. For an individual tutor, a high school diploma or higher counts. A business with several tutors may sign a statement. The statement says all its tutors meet that bar.
Under Arizona's current ESA Parent Handbook, a parent cannot be paid from their own child's ESA. So you cannot hire yourself as your child's tutor.
Online programs
Under Arizona's current ESA Parent Handbook, an online program for one child is allowed. You can only pay for the current contract year. That year runs July 1 to June 30. A yearly plan fits only if it ends by June 30.
Our page on online programs explains monthly and yearly plans.
How paying works
Arizona's ESA currently uses ClassWallet. ClassWallet is the online platform where families spend the funds.
Arizona's current ESA Parent Handbook gives four ways to pay. They are the marketplace, Pay Vendor, a debit card and reimbursement.
In the marketplace, you buy from vendors the program has already checked. Our page on ClassWallet explains all four ways. It also covers deadlines and pre-approval.
Who to ask
Ask the ESA program at the Arizona Department of Education.
Our ESA and EFA home page explains how these programs work.
When we checked these rules
We checked these rules in October 2026. Rules can change, so check with the program before you buy.
Arizona's rules here come from its ESA law and current ESA Parent Handbook. In October 2026, we could not find a newer Arizona handbook.
Common questions from parents
Can Arizona ESA funds pay for tutoring?
As of October 2026, Arizona's ESA law names tutoring. The tutor must meet state board standards. Arizona's current ESA Parent Handbook says a tutor must hold an accreditation. For an individual tutor, a high school diploma or higher counts. A parent cannot be paid from their own child's ESA. Nothing here promises that a purchase will be approved.
Do I need approval before I buy in Arizona?
Under Arizona's current ESA Parent Handbook, there is no general pre-approval step. You do not file a curriculum plan ahead of time either. You may ask first for three kinds of items. They are sensory items, associated goods and assistive technology. You ask through an ESA Support Ticket. The handbook says this step is not required.
Does this page say how much my account holds?
No. These pages do not cover who qualifies or how much an account holds. Ask the ESA program at the Arizona Department of Education about your account.
How to find Learning Success in ClassWallet
These are our steps, checked October 2026.
- Log in to ClassWallet.
- Open the marketplace. It lists vendors the program has already checked.
- Find Learning Success among the marketplace vendors.
- Place your order. Ask the ESA program first if you are unsure.