Kentucky Homeschool Deadlines & Calendar
Key homeschool deadlines for Kentucky, based on KRS 159.160.
These are general deadlines for Home Instruction as Private School. Our free wizard calculates exact dates for your family and sends email reminders.
Key deadlines at a glance
Kentucky's deadlines are relative to when you start homeschooling (e.g., “within 30 days”) rather than fixed calendar dates. See the sections below for details, or use the wizard to calculate your exact dates.
Filing deadlines
- Initial filing deadline
- Within the first two weeks of the school year or within two weeks of withdrawal from public school; resubmit annually
- The May 2026 KDE packet supplies the mid-year withdrawal guidance absent from the earlier statutory excerpt.
- Annual renewal deadline
- Within the first two weeks of the school year or within two weeks of withdrawal from public school; resubmit annually
- Send to
- superintendent of schools of the district in which the school is situated
Practical tip: There is no state form; a simple letter with the required information is accepted. List the names, ages, and places of residence of the children you are teaching, plus any other facts the superintendent asks for to administer the attendance laws (KRS 159.160). File within the first two weeks of the school year, or within two weeks of withdrawal if starting mid-year.
KRS 159.160 (notification to local board of education)
Reporting deadlines
- Annual renewal
- Required by Within the first two weeks of the beginning of each school year
KRS 159.160 (annual notification to local board of education)
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Get your Kentucky deadlinesDeadlines sourced from KRS 159.160. Last reviewed October 2026