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Can I buy it with Arizona ESA funds?
111 items from the SY2025-26 ADE Parent Handbook, each with its verdict, its conditions, and the rule behind it. For an instant answer on anything — including misspellings — use the free checker.
Allowed — no extra documentation
- Art suppliesYes
- Audio/visual playersYes
- Basic sports itemsYes
- Board games, strategy games, puzzlesYes
- BooksYes
- Compass, protractors, rulersYes
- Desk organizer / small file drawerYes
- Dry erase boards and easelsYes
- Educational DVDs and CDsYes
- Educational flash cards / prompt cue cardsYes
- Educational kitsYes
- Educational software & appsYes
- Educational periodical subscriptionsYes
- Educational toysYes
- Educational workbooks, planners, calendarsYes
- Instrument accessories and maintenanceYes
- ManipulativesYes
- Periodic tableYes
- Personal-sized laminators and laminating suppliesYes
- Print and binding servicesYes
- School suppliesYes
- Small home paper shredderYes
- Timers or clocksYes
- Writing utensilsYes
- Headphones / earbudsYes
Allowed — statutory category with its own rules
- Private school tuition and feesYes
- Required textbooksYes
- Tutoring or teaching servicesYes
- Online learning program tuitionYes
- AP exams, SAT/ACT, and test prepYes
- Community college and university tuitionYes
- Individual classes at a public schoolYes
- School uniformsYes
- ESA-related insurance or surety bondsYes
- Public transportation to schoolYes
- CalculatorsYes
- Personal computers / laptopsYes
- Tablet devicesYes
- MicroscopesYes
- TelescopesYes
- PrintersYes
Allowed — curriculum documentation required
- Bento box / compartmentalized traysYes, with paperwork
- Educational campsYes, with paperwork
- Gym / physical education facility membershipYes, with paperwork
- Home economics accessoriesYes, with paperwork
- Home economics countertop appliancesYes, with paperwork
- Musical instrumentsYes, with paperwork
- Photography equipmentYes, with paperwork
- Physical education equipmentYes, with paperwork
- PlaygroundYes, with paperwork
- Seeds / small saplingsYes, with paperwork
- Single tickets to educational events/venuesYes, with paperwork
- Smart BoardYes, with paperwork
- Sports league or sports camp enrollmentYes, with paperwork
- WatchesYes, with paperwork
- Tools for vocational educationYes, with paperwork
Depends on specifics
- BookcaseIt depends
- Desk and chair for ESA studentIt depends
- School mat / rugIt depends
- Small activity tableIt depends
- Trash canIt depends
- Fuel, oil, chemicalsIt depends
- GreenhouseIt depends
- Chicken coops and runsIt depends
- Live animalsIt depends
- Medical services, supplies, and vitaminsIt depends
- Parent training coursesIt depends
- TrampolinesIt depends
- Weapons and ammunitionIt depends
Students with a disability only
- Educational therapies (ABA, OT, speech, and more)Disability eligibility only
- Paraprofessional / educational aideDisability eligibility only
- Vocational and life skills programsDisability eligibility only
- Educational and psychological evaluationsDisability eligibility only
- Sensory items and assistive technologyDisability eligibility only
Not allowable
- Amazon Prime or similar membership feesNo
- Amusement park, theme park, waterpark ticketsNo
- Assembly or installation feesNo
- Backpacks, lunch boxes, water bottlesNo
- BBQ grills, smokers, fixed fire pitsNo
- BeddingNo
- Bounce houses or water slidesNo
- Cancellation and late feesNo
- Children's car seatsNo
- ClothingNo
- Commercial-grade appliancesNo
- Day care feesNo
- Dining / foodNo
- Dog trainingNo
- FootwearNo
- Gift cardsNo
- Home furnishings and fixturesNo
- Home improvement materialsNo
- Hotel and lodgingNo
- Household cleaning suppliesNo
- Inappropriate explicit materialNo
- Jewelry and precious metalsNo
- Land / real propertyNo
- Large appliancesNo
- Lawn and landscaping equipmentNo
- Motorized vehicles, go-karts, and trailersNo
- Non-educational school fees (yearbooks, parking, PTA)No
- Outdoor shade structuresNo
- Pizza ovensNo
- Smartwatches with cellular serviceNo
- Solar panels or systemsNo
- Swimming pools, saunas, pondsNo
- Travel costs for teachers or tutorsNo
- TelevisionsNo
- TelephonesNo
- Video game consoles and accessoriesNo
- Home theater and audio equipmentNo
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