Contrary to arguments made by opponents of school choice, a new study reaffirms that school choice saves taxpayer money for school districts and state budgets.

The study, a working paper published by the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, specifically looks at the Louisiana Scholarship Program. The program gives tuition scholarships with an average value of $5,850 per school year to approximately 7,000 students who attend private schools. Only students assigned to a failing public school with a family income below 250 percent of the poverty line are eligible.