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Kansas Homeschool Requirements Checklist

Everything you need to do to homeschool legally in Kansas, based on K.S.A. 72-3120 (compulsory attendance); K.S.A. 72-4345 through 72-4347 (nonaccredited private school registration). Kansas is classified as Low regulation.

This is the general checklist for Nonaccredited Private School. Our free wizard customizes this for your family, including grade, pathway, enrollment status, and IEP.

Your compliance checklist

Do first

File your Notice of Intent

Submit to Kansas State Board of Education.

Deadline: Before you start

More details

Include: school name, school address

Ongoing

Teacher qualifications: what applies to you

The statute requires a 'competent instructor' and does not define competence or require certification.

Deadline: Before you start

Review curriculum requirements

Check the cited source for curriculum requirements that may be described without a subject-by-subject list.

Review instructional-time requirements

Check the cited source for the school-term or instructional-time rule that applies to your pathway. Conditions: Instruction must last for a period substantially equivalent to the local public school term. Under K.S.A. 72-3115, public school terms are at least 186 school days (kindergarten to grade 11) and 181 days (grade 12), or by district policy at least 1,116 school hours for grades 1 to 11, so the benchmark depends on the district. K.S.A. 72-3120(i)(3) defines 'regularly enrolled' as enrolled in five or more hours of instruction each school day. The statute does not say how this applies to a nonaccredited private school.

Good news

No testing or assessment required

No standardized testing or assessments required under this pathway.

Filing requirements

What to file
simple notice
Send to
Kansas State Board of Education
How often
one time

Your notice must include:

  • •school name
  • •school address
Practical tip: Register with KSDE's Nonaccredited Private Schools Online Registration form. The statute asks only for your school's name and address. KSDE says you do not need to register every year and you will not receive follow-up communication, so print or save your confirmation letter. If your school's name or address changes later, use the form's Update option.

K.S.A. 72-4346 (registration of nonaccredited private schools with state board)

Ongoing requirements

Instructor qualifications

The instructor must have the required qualifications.

Practical tip: K.S.A. 72-3120(a) requires a competent instructor but does not define competence or require teacher certification. Kansas Attorney General Opinion 75-409 concluded that teacher certification is not required for nonaccredited private schools.

K.S.A. 72-3120(a) (competent instructor requirement)

What you don't need to worry about

No testing or assessment required

No standardized testing or assessments required under this pathway.

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Requirements sourced from K.S.A. 72-3120 (compulsory attendance); K.S.A. 72-4345 through 72-4347 (nonaccredited private school registration). Last reviewed October 2026