50 states and D.C.: seven step-by-step guides so far, and a high-school and transcript reference page for every state
Homeschool requirements by state
What your state asks of a homeschooling family, in plain English, with every statute linked so you can check it yourself. This is a summary, not legal advice. Each guide is individually crafted from the statute and the state's own guidance and checked line by line. That is why there are seven so far and not fifty-one.
Step by step, statute by statute (7 states so far)
Iowa
Five pathways: two require no filing; the other three file Form A and provide at least 148 days.
Reviewed 2026-09-04: checked against the statute text
Minnesota
One October 1 report, four subject areas, a yearly test, records kept at home.
Reviewed 2026-09-04: checked against the statute text
New York
A July 1 notice, a home instruction plan (IHIP), 180 days, quarterly reports, and an annual assessment.
Reviewed 2026-09-04: checked against the statute text
North Dakota
A yearly statement of intent, standardized tests in grades 4, 6, 8 and 10, four hours a day for 175 days.
Reviewed 2026-09-04: checked against the statute text
South Dakota
One notification, ever. Two subjects. No hours, no test, no license.
Reviewed 2026-09-04: checked against the statute text
Texas
No registration, no filing, no hours, no test. Five subject areas.
Reviewed 2026-09-04: checked against the statute text
Wisconsin
One yearly report (form PI-1206), 875 hours, six subject areas, no test.
Reviewed 2026-09-04: checked against the statute text
Seven states have the step-by-step page so far, each individually crafted from the statute and verified against it. The other 44 have the high-school page until theirs is written. Tell us yours and we will add it to the list.
High school, diploma, and transcript, every state
This page covers whether your state sets graduation requirements for a homeschool, the public-school credit table colleges use as the reference, and what a transcript must show. Pick your state (seven have a full law guide; the rest have the high-school page).
Each high-school page shows its own review date.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa full guide
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota full guide
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York full guide
- North Carolina
- North Dakota full guide
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota full guide
- Tennessee
- Texas full guide
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin full guide
- Wyoming
College planning for homeschoolers, state by state, with every flagship university's published course expectations.
How you would know you are meeting these
In Trellis the ordinary work (your calendar, your learning log, your gradebook) logs itself against your state's steps as you go, so a gap shows before a deadline does. It is a record, never a verdict.
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