West Virginia's HOPE Scholarship Program Sees Continued Growth, Impacts Steubenville City Schools

West Virginia's HOPE Scholarship program, which offers parents and guardians options for their children's education, has seen a significant increase in participation, growing to 14,486 students in the 2025-26 school year from 2,333 in its first year. Steubenville City Schools, for example, received over $219,000 in payments through the program. Changes in eligibility rules have expanded the program to include existing private school students and traditional home-schooled students.