Yes. According to a 2026 Oklahoma Tax Commission report, less than 10% of the 39,722 recipients of tax credits issued through the Parental Choice Tax Credit program were previously enrolled in public schools. Three hundred forty-nine recipients were homeless or financially disadvanta ged. The Oklahoma State Department of Education determines economically disadvantaged status using the USDA metric of 185% the poverty level; for households of three, that means an annual income of $49,303 or less.   The PCTC program allows households with children in private schools to claim between $5,000 and $7,500 each year, depending on their income bracket.  Eight percent of recipients were families receiving income-based government benefits, qualifying them for the maximum amount.  Twenty-one percent of recipients were in the lowest adjusted gross income category of $75,000 or less, and 25% were in the highest category of over $250,000, accounting for 22% and 19% of the total funds, respectively. This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one. Oklahoma Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Sources Oklahoma Tax Commission PARENTAL CHOICE TAX CREDIT (PCTC) REPORT – 70 O.S. § 28-101(K)State of Oklahoma INCOME-ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2025-2026Oklahoma Tax Commission PARENTAL CHOICE TAX CREDIT TAXPAYER RESOURCES The post Were 90% of private school tax voucher recipients already enrolled in private schools and less than 1% financially disadvantaged? appeared first on Oklahoma Watch. ...read more read less