The determinants of school choice have significant implications for a
variety of public policies including the impact of school vouchers. Th
is article presents a conceptual and empirical model of individual-lev
el school choice over public in-district and transfer schooling, relig
ious private and nonreligious private schooling, and home schooling. U
sing a unique survey data set for the state of Tennessee. the authors
estimate the impact of own-and cross-price elasticities on the actual
schooling choice measured by school district within the state. They fi
nd that these elasticities are important determinants of school choice
. Using the empirical results. simulations suggest that a hypothetical
$500 school voucher would reduce public school enrollment in city sch
ool districts by 8%.