Alabama Alabama has minimal homeschool regulations. Parents must enroll their child in a… | Low | Yes | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Alaska Alaska offers several homeschool options including home-based schooling with no … | Low | No | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Arizona Arizona requires parents to file a short affidavit with the county school superi… | Low | Yes | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Arkansas Arkansas requires parents to notify the local school district annually. Students… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | None required | Official Site → |
California California parents typically establish a private school affidavit (PSA) to homes… | Medium | Yes | No | No | Capable of teaching (if filing PSA) | Official Site → |
Colorado Colorado requires parents to notify the local school district at the start of ho… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | None required for parent; evaluator must be qualified | Official Site → |
Connecticut Connecticut requires parents to submit an annual notice of intent to the local b… | Medium | Yes | No | No | None specified | Official Site → |
Delaware Delaware requires parents to establish a legal home school and file an annual as… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | None required for parent | Official Site → |
Florida Florida requires annual notice to the local school district. Students must be ev… | Medium | Yes | Yes | Yes | None required for parent | Official Site → |
Georgia Georgia requires parents to file a Declaration of Intent annually with the local… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | High school diploma or GED required | Official Site → |
Hawaii Hawaii requires parents to register with the Department of Education before begi… | Medium | Yes | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Idaho Idaho has no mandatory homeschool notification, registration, or testing require… | Low | No | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Illinois Illinois treats homeschools as private schools and requires no notification to t… | Low | No | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Indiana Indiana requires no notification, registration, or testing for homeschoolers. Ho… | Low | No | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Iowa Iowa offers several homeschool options. Most families use the "Independent Priva… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | None required | Official Site → |
Kansas Kansas requires parents to register as a non-accredited private school with the … | Low | Yes | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Kentucky Kentucky requires parents to notify the local school superintendent before begin… | Low | Yes | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Louisiana Louisiana requires annual approval from the State Board of Elementary and Second… | Low | Yes | No | Yes | None required | Official Site → |
Maine Maine requires annual notice of intent and an annual assessment approved by the … | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | None required | Official Site → |
Maryland Maryland requires parents to file an annual consent form with the local school s… | Medium | Yes | No | Yes | None required | Official Site → |
Massachusetts Massachusetts requires annual approval of a written homeschool plan from the loc… | High | Yes | Yes | Yes | Varies by district | Official Site → |
Michigan Michigan requires no notification, registration, or testing for homeschoolers. H… | Low | No | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Minnesota Minnesota requires annual notification to the local school district. Students mu… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | None required; or parent meets certain academic qualifications | Official Site → |
Mississippi Mississippi requires parents to enroll their child in a church or private school… | Low | Yes | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Missouri Missouri requires parents to maintain a daily log of instruction and samples of … | Low | No | No | Yes | None required | Official Site → |
Montana Montana requires annual notification to the county superintendent. No testing, p… | Low | Yes | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Nebraska Nebraska requires parents to file an annual statement of enrollment with the Sta… | Medium | Yes | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Nevada Nevada requires parents to file an annual notice of intent with the school distr… | Medium | Yes | No | Yes | None required | Official Site → |
New Hampshire New Hampshire requires annual notification to the local school district. Student… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | None required | Official Site → |
New Jersey New Jersey has no formal homeschool law. Parents simply provide an education equ… | Low | No | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
New Mexico New Mexico requires parents to provide written notice to the local school distri… | Low | Yes | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
New York New York has some of the most detailed homeschool regulations in the country. Pa… | High | Yes | Yes | Yes | None required but significant recordkeeping required | Official Site → |
North Carolina North Carolina requires parents to operate as a "qualified nonpublic school," fi… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | High school diploma or higher required | Official Site → |
North Dakota North Dakota requires annual notification to the local school district. Parents … | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | Varies; 60 college credit hours or annual evaluation required in some cases | Official Site → |
Ohio Ohio requires annual notification to the local superintendent. An assessment mus… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | None required | Official Site → |
Oklahoma Oklahoma requires no notification, registration, or testing for homeschoolers. H… | Low | No | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Oregon Oregon requires annual notification to the local Education Service District (ESD… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | None required | Official Site → |
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania has detailed requirements including annual filing of objectives and… | High | Yes | Yes | Yes | Evaluator must be certified; parent needs high school diploma | Official Site → |
Rhode Island Rhode Island requires approval from the local school committee before beginning … | Medium | Yes | No | No | None specified | Official Site → |
South Carolina South Carolina offers multiple options including operating as an independent hom… | Low | Yes | Yes | No | High school diploma required | Official Site → |
South Dakota South Dakota requires annual notification to the local school district. No testi… | Low | Yes | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Tennessee Tennessee requires parents to obtain a certificate of enrollment and maintain re… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | High school diploma; bachelor's degree for some testing exemptions | Official Site → |
Texas Texas has very minimal homeschool requirements. Homeschools are treated as priva… | Low | No | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Utah Utah requires parents to file an annual affidavit with the local school board. N… | Low | Yes | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Vermont Vermont requires an annual enrollment notice and an annual assessment. Parents m… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | None required | Official Site → |
Virginia Virginia requires annual notice to the local school division. Parents must have … | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | College degree or teaching license (or religious exemption available) | Official Site → |
Washington Washington requires annual notification to the local school district. Students m… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | 45 college credit hours or approved supervision required | Official Site → |
West Virginia West Virginia requires annual notice of intent to the local school board. A port… | Medium | Yes | No | Yes | None required for parent | Official Site → |
Wisconsin Wisconsin requires parents to file an annual "Home-Based Private Educational Pro… | Low | Yes | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Wyoming Wyoming requires no notification, testing, or teacher qualifications. Homeschool… | Low | No | No | No | None required | Official Site → |
Washington D.C. Washington D.C. requires annual notice to the DC Office of the State Superintend… | Medium | Yes | Yes | No | None required | Official Site → |