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That is a good point. It's worth looking at the full range of options all the way out to college, as quite a few states offer various levels of free or subsidized dual enrollment community college or 4y university courses.
A few organizations are active in promoting DE/EC, such as:
And many of the states that have a well-structured DE program run and accredit their own programs, often with automatic acceptance of DE credits 1:1 at state universities. You can check with the state DOE and BHE (Board of Higher Ed) for that info. E.g., Washington () Michigan (https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-81351_40085---,00.html) (EC is linked from that page) Massachusetts (https://www.mass.edu/strategic/earlycollege.asp) (DE is elsewhere on the same site)
...pronounced like the long vowel and first letter of the alphabet...