Kentucky Homeschool Requirements Checklist
Everything you need to do to homeschool legally in Kentucky, based on KRS 159.160. Kentucky is classified as Low regulation.
This is the general checklist for Home Instruction as 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 local board of education (superintendent of local school district). Deadline: Within the first two weeks of the school year, or within two weeks of withdrawing the child from school if beginning mid-year.
Deadline: Within the first two weeks of the school year, or within two weeks of withdrawing the child from school if beginning mid-year
More details
Include: parent name address, child names ages, school name, address where instruction takes place, enrollment dates, subjects taught
Send a withdrawal letter
If your child is currently enrolled in school, send a withdrawal letter to child's current school and local board of education.
Deadline: Before you start (if enrolled)
Ongoing
Required subjects
reading, writing, spelling, grammar, history, mathematics, science, civics
Meet instructional time requirements
Minimum: 1062 hours/year, 170 days/year. You must track and document hours.
Keep basic records
You must maintain: attendance records, grades or evaluations. Records may be reviewed by the district.
Renew each year
You must renew your homeschool notice each year by Within the first two weeks of each school year.
Good news
No testing or assessment required
No standardized testing or assessments required under this pathway.
Education savings: Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship (KEES)
Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship (KEES): null — Homeschooled students eligible based on ACT scores and/or GPA equivalent
Filing requirements
- What to file
- simple notice
- Send to
- local board of education (superintendent of local school district)
- Deadline
- Within the first two weeks of the school year, or within two weeks of withdrawing the child from school if beginning mid-year
- How often
- annual
Your notice must include:
- •parent name address
- •child names ages
- •school name
- •address where instruction takes place
- •enrollment dates
- •subjects taught
KRS 159.160 (notification to local board of education)
Ongoing requirements
Required subjects
- ✓reading
- ✓writing
- ✓spelling
- ✓grammar
- ✓history
- ✓mathematics
- ✓science
- ✓civics
KRS 159.160; KRS 158.070 (required subjects for instruction)
Instructional time
- Days per year:
- 170
- Hours per year:
- 1062
KRS 158.070 (school term; 170 instructional days, 1,062 hours minimum)
Recordkeeping
- ✓Attendance records
- ✓Grades or evaluations
Records may be reviewed by the district.
KRS 159.160 (attendance records, scholarship reports, pupil listing; available for inspection by Director of Pupil Personnel)
Reporting
- Annual renewal
- Required by Within the first two weeks of each school year
KRS 159.160 (annual notification to local board of education)
What you don't need to worry about
No testing or assessment required
No standardized testing or assessments required under this pathway.
Education savings: Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship (KEES)
Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship (KEES): null — Homeschooled students eligible based on ACT scores and/or GPA equivalent
Education savings available
Kentucky offers Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship (KEES). Learn about ESA programs
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Get your Kentucky checklistRequirements sourced from KRS 159.160. Verified against primary legal sources. Last verified: March 2026