50 states

Homeschool requirements by state

Every state regulates homeschooling differently, and some regulate it hardly at all. Pick your state below for its actual notice, subject, record-keeping and testing rules in plain language.

This page and the state pages it links to are a plain-language summary, not legal advice. Laws change, and the state page for each state names its own sources and the date it was last checked. When you are deciding what your family is required to do, confirm current requirements with your state’s department of education or statutes directly, not with this page alone.

AlabamaLight requirements AlaskaNo notice required ArizonaLight requirements ArkansasLight requirements CaliforniaLight requirements ColoradoModerate requirements ConnecticutNo notice required DelawareLight requirements FloridaModerate requirements GeorgiaModerate requirements HawaiiModerate requirements IdahoNo notice required IllinoisNo notice required IndianaLight requirements IowaLight requirements KansasLight requirements KentuckyLight requirements LouisianaModerate requirements MaineModerate requirements MarylandModerate requirements MassachusettsDetailed requirements MichiganNo notice required MinnesotaModerate requirements MississippiLight requirements MissouriLight requirements MontanaLight requirements NebraskaLight requirements NevadaLight requirements New HampshireNo notice required New JerseyNo notice required New MexicoLight requirements New YorkDetailed requirements North CarolinaModerate requirements North DakotaDetailed requirements OhioLight requirements OklahomaNo notice required OregonModerate requirements PennsylvaniaDetailed requirements Rhode IslandDetailed requirements South CarolinaModerate requirements South DakotaLight requirements TennesseeModerate requirements TexasNo notice required UtahLight requirements VermontModerate requirements VirginiaModerate requirements WashingtonModerate requirements West VirginiaModerate requirements WisconsinLight requirements WyomingLight requirements

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