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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 of the resident school district by September 15 of each school year

Withdrawal Letter

Required. Send to the school and the school district attendance officer

Annual Renewal

Required by September 15

Notice of Intent

What to file
simple notice
Send to
school attendance officer of the resident school district
Deadline
September 15 of each school year
How often
annual

Your notice must include:

  • •child's name
  • •child address
  • •child phone
  • •child's date of birth
  • •parent/guardian name
  • •parent/guardian address
  • •parent phone
  • •education description
  • •parent signature
Practical tip: Get the standard Certificate of Enrollment form from your local school district or the MDE website. Filing is notification only. The district cannot approve or deny your home instruction program.

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

Withdrawal Letter

Status
Required if your child is currently enrolled in school
Send to
the school and the school district attendance officer
Notice period:
0 days
Practical tip: Notify the school in writing of intent to withdraw and file the Certificate of Enrollment with the attendance officer at the same time. Request the child's records. If your child was never enrolled in public school, only the Certificate of Enrollment is needed.

Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91 (compulsory attendance; home instruction exemption)

Annual Renewal

Deadline
September 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 file a Certificate of Enrollment with your local school district attendance officer by September 15 each year. No required subjects, no testing, no recordkeeping requirements, and no curriculum review — Mississippi gives parents complete discretion over educational content. Your only ongoing obligation is the annual certificate.
  • •
    Non-Public School: You register as a non-public school with the state. This pathway is more suited to micro-schools or co-op settings than individual families, and involves filing with the state rather than the local attendance officer. Most individual homeschool families use the home instruction pathway instead.

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

Education savings available

Mississippi offers 2 education savings programs. 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). Verified against primary legal sources. Last verified: March 2026