ALL 50 STATES
Homeschool Laws by State
Every state allows homeschooling, the paperwork just differs. Pick your state for plain-English requirements, step-by-step start instructions, a free letter of intent template, and local homeschool communities near you.
Not every guide is at the same stage, and we say so plainly: 17 have the full Scout Verified depth pass, 28 are researched with a depth review in progress, and 6 are still being checked.
State guides
- AlabamaResearched, review in progress Low regulation
- AlaskaResearched, review in progress No notice required
- ArizonaResearched, review in progress Low regulationLocal communities listed
- ArkansasResearched, review in progress Low regulation
- California✦ Scout Verified Low regulation
- ColoradoResearched, review in progress Moderate regulationLocal communities listed
- DelawareResearched, review in progress Low regulation
- Florida✦ Scout Verified Moderate regulation
- Georgia✦ Scout Verified Moderate regulation
- HawaiiResearched, review in progress Moderate regulation
- IdahoResearched, review in progress No notice requiredLocal communities listed
- Illinois✦ Scout Verified No notice required
- IndianaResearched, review in progress Low regulation
- KansasResearched, review in progress Low regulation
- KentuckyResearched, review in progress Low regulation
- LouisianaResearched, review in progress Moderate regulation
- MaineResearched, review in progress Moderate regulation
- Massachusetts✦ Scout Verified High regulation
- Michigan✦ Scout Verified No notice required
- MinnesotaResearched, review in progress Moderate regulation
- MississippiResearched, review in progress Low regulation
- MissouriResearched, review in progress No notice required
- MontanaResearched, review in progress Low regulationLocal communities listed
- NevadaResearched, review in progress Low regulationLocal communities listed
- New Jersey✦ Scout Verified No notice required
- New MexicoResearched, review in progress Low regulation
- New York✦ Scout Verified High regulation
- North Carolina✦ Scout Verified Low regulation
- North DakotaResearched, review in progress Moderate regulation
- Ohio✦ Scout Verified Low regulation
- OklahomaResearched, review in progress No notice required
- OregonResearched, review in progress Moderate regulation
- Pennsylvania✦ Scout Verified High regulation
- Rhode Island✦ Scout Verified Moderate regulation
- South CarolinaResearched, review in progress Moderate regulation
- South DakotaResearched, review in progress Low regulation
- TennesseeResearched, review in progress Moderate regulation
- Texas✦ Scout Verified No notice required
- Utah✦ Scout Verified Low regulationLocal communities listed
- Vermont✦ Scout Verified Moderate regulation
- Virginia✦ Scout Verified Moderate regulation
- Washington✦ Scout Verified Moderate regulation
- Washington, D.C.Researched, review in progress Moderate regulation
- West VirginiaResearched, review in progress Moderate regulation
- WisconsinResearched, review in progress Low regulation
Still checking these
We verify every state's requirements against official sources before we publish, and these are not done. Some have pending legislation, others have a flagged discrepancy we will not paper over. We would rather show you nothing than show you something wrong:
- Connecticut still checking
- Iowa still checking
- Maryland still checking
- Nebraska still checking
- New Hampshire still checking
- Wyoming still checking
Homeschool in one of these states? Add your local community to our map and it'll be featured when the guide goes live.