How to start homeschooling in your state
Pick your state for the legal steps in order, checked against the state's own law, with links to the statute.
Short answer: Homeschooling is legal in every state. What you must do depends on where you live: some states ask for nothing, others ask for a notice each year, and a few ask for testing or an evaluation.
| State | Notice to the state | Testing or evaluation |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Yes | None |
| Alaska | Depends on option | Depends on option |
| Arizona | Yes | None |
| Arkansas | Yes | None |
| California | Depends on option | None |
| Colorado | Yes | Yes |
| Connecticut | None | None |
| Delaware | Yes | None |
| District of Columbia | Yes | None |
| Florida | Yes | Yes |
| Georgia | Yes | Yes |
| Hawaii | Yes | Yes |
| Idaho | None | None |
| Illinois | None | None |
| Indiana | None | None |
| Iowa | Depends on option | Depends on option |
| Kansas | Yes | None |
| Kentucky | Yes | None |
| Louisiana | Yes | Yes |
| Maine | Yes | Yes |
| Maryland | Yes | Not confirmed, see guide |
| Massachusetts | Yes | Yes |
| Michigan | None | None |
| Minnesota | Yes | Depends on option |
| Mississippi | Yes | None |
| Missouri | Yes | None |
| Montana | Depends on option | None |
| Nebraska | Yes | None |
| Nevada | Yes | None |
| New Hampshire | None | None |
| New Jersey | None | None |
| New Mexico | Yes | Not confirmed, see guide |
| New York | Yes | Yes |
| North Carolina | Yes | Yes |
| North Dakota | Yes | Yes |
| Ohio | Yes | None |
| Oklahoma | None | None |
| Oregon | Yes | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes |
| Rhode Island | Yes | Not confirmed, see guide |
| South Carolina | Depends on option | Yes |
| South Dakota | Yes | None |
| Tennessee | Yes | Yes |
| Texas | None | None |
| Utah | Yes | None |
| Vermont | Yes | Yes |
| Virginia | Yes | Depends on option |
| Washington | Yes | Yes |
| West Virginia | Yes | Not confirmed, see guide |
| Wisconsin | Yes | None |
| Wyoming | None | None |
Each guide shows the date we checked it and the law we checked it against. This is what the law says, not legal advice. State data as JSON: state-laws.json