Requirements by state
Every state has different homeschool laws. Here is yours, plainly.
Hours, subjects, deadlines and required documents for each state, modelled from the statute and the education department's own guidance. Pick a state for the complete guide.
- Read the AL guideALLight requirements
Alabama
No minimum hours required · 7 required subjects
- Read the AZ guideAZLight requirements
Arizona
No minimum hours required · 5 required subjects
- Read the CA guideCALight requirements
California
No minimum hours required · 7 required subjects
- Read the CO guideCOModerate requirements
Colorado
688+ hours required · 7 required subjects
- Read the CT guideCTLight requirements
Connecticut
No minimum hours required · 8 required subjects
- Read the FL guideFLModerate requirements
Florida
No minimum hours required · No prescribed subjects
- Read the GA guideGAModerate requirements
Georgia
810+ hours required · 5 required subjects
- Read the IL guideILLight requirements
Illinois
No minimum hours required · 6 required subjects
- Read the IN guideINLight requirements
Indiana
No minimum hours required · 7 required subjects
- Read the KY guideKYLight requirements
Kentucky
1062+ hours required · 7 required subjects
- Read the LA guideLALight requirements
Louisiana
No minimum hours required · 7 required subjects
- Read the ME guideMEModerate requirements
Maine
No minimum hours required · 10 required subjects
- Read the MD guideMDModerate requirements
Maryland
No minimum hours required · 8 required subjects
- Read the MA guideMAModerate requirements
Massachusetts
No minimum hours required · 7 required subjects
- Read the MI guideMILight requirements
Michigan
No minimum hours required · 9 required subjects
- Read the MN guideMNModerate requirements
Minnesota
No minimum hours required · 13 required subjects
- Read the MO guideMOLight requirements
Missouri
1000+ hours required · 5 required subjects
- Read the NH guideNHLight requirements
New Hampshire
No minimum hours required · 12 required subjects
- Read the NJ guideNJLight requirements
New Jersey
No minimum hours required · 9 required subjects
- Read the NY guideNYDetailed requirements
New York
900+ hours required · 12 required subjects
- Read the NC guideNCLight requirements
North Carolina
No minimum hours required · No prescribed subjects
- Read the OH guideOHModerate requirements
Ohio
900+ hours required · 9 required subjects
- Read the OR guideORModerate requirements
Oregon
No minimum hours required · 7 required subjects
- Read the PA guidePADetailed requirements
Pennsylvania
900+ hours required · 11 required subjects
- Read the RI guideRIModerate requirements
Rhode Island
No minimum hours required · 10 required subjects
- Read the SC guideSCLight requirements
South Carolina
No minimum hours required · 5 required subjects
- Read the TN guideTNModerate requirements
Tennessee
720+ hours required · 6 required subjects
- Read the TX guideTXMinimal requirements
Texas
No minimum hours required · 5 required subjects
- Read the VT guideVTModerate requirements
Vermont
No minimum hours required · 8 required subjects
- Read the VA guideVAModerate requirements
Virginia
No minimum hours required · No prescribed subjects
- Read the WA guideWAModerate requirements
Washington
1000+ hours required · 11 required subjects
- Read the WI guideWILight requirements
Wisconsin
875+ hours required · 6 required subjects
