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Mississippi Homeschool Documents & Templates

Every document you need to homeschool legally in Mississippi, based on Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c).

These are general templates for Legitimate Home Instruction Program, the most common of Mississippi's 2 pathways. Our free wizard generates personalized documents with your name, address, and district filled in.

What documents do you need?

Notice of Intent

Required. Send to School attendance officer where the child resides by On or before August 15 of each year

Annual Renewal

Required by August 15

Notice of Intent

What to file
simple notice
Send to
School attendance officer where the child resides
Deadline
On or before August 15 of each year
How often
annual

Your notice must include:

  • •child's name
  • •child's address
  • •child phone
  • •child's date of birth
  • •parent/guardian name
  • •parent/guardian address
  • •parent phone
  • •resident district
  • •education description
  • •parent/guardian signature
  • •date signed
Practical tip: Use the Home School Certificate of Enrollment form prepared by the Mississippi Department of Education and linked from its home school page. Return it to the school attendance officer where your child resides on or before August 15. The Department's page says you may also email the completed form to homeschool@mdek12.org. Keep a copy for your records.

Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c) (Certificate of Enrollment for home instruction)

Annual Renewal

Deadline
August 15

Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c) (annual Certificate of Enrollment)

Other ways to homeschool in Mississippi

This page covers Legitimate Home Instruction Program. Mississippi offers 2 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

  • •
    Legitimate Home Instruction Program(this page): You complete a certificate of enrollment and return it to the school attendance officer where your child resides on or before August 15 of each year. The law sets no required subjects, testing, instructional time, teacher qualifications or records for home instruction, and gives the state no authority to supervise a home instruction program. The annual certificate is your only ongoing legal obligation.
  • •
    Non-Public School: Your child attends a nonpublic school, such as a private, church or parochial school. The school's principal or headmaster completes the certificate of enrollment and returns it to the school attendance officer where the child resides on or before August 15 of each year. The law sets no state rules for the school's subjects, testing or teacher qualifications.

Our wizard helps you choose the right one and generates the correct documents. Compare all pathways for Mississippi

Education savings available

Mississippi offers Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act (ESA). ESA programs may have additional documentation requirements. Learn about ESA programs

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Requirements sourced from Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c). Last reviewed October 2026