What documents do I need to homeschool in Montana?

Montana requires a simple notice sent to county superintendent of schools (NOT the local school district superintendent).

Who do I send my homeschool notice to in Montana?

Send your simple notice to county superintendent of schools (NOT the local school district superintendent). The deadline is once in each school fiscal year (July 1 to June 30); statute sets no specific date.

Montana Homeschool Documents & Templates

Every document you need to homeschool legally in Montana, based on MCA 20-5-109 (Home Schools).

These are general templates for Home School Under MCA 20-5-109, the most common of Montana'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 county superintendent of schools (NOT the local school district superintendent) by once in each school fiscal year (July 1 to June 30); statute sets no specific date

Annual Renewal

Required each year

Notice of Intent

What to file: simple notice
Send to: county superintendent of schools (NOT the local school district superintendent)
Deadline: once in each school fiscal year (July 1 to June 30); statute sets no specific date
How often: annual

Practical tip: MCA 20-5-109(2)(a) requires you to notify the county superintendent of schools of the county where your home school is located, in each school fiscal year, of your child's attendance at the home school. The statute does not prescribe a form or set a specific date.

MCA 20-5-109 (annual notification to county superintendent)

Annual Renewal

MCA 20-5-109 (annual notification to county superintendent)

Recordkeeping requirements

✓Attendance records

Records may be reviewed by the district.

Practical tip: Keep attendance records and make them available to the county superintendent on request.

MCA 20-5-109 (attendance records; inspection by county superintendent)

Other ways to homeschool in Montana

This page covers Home School Under MCA 20-5-109. Montana offers 2 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

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Home School Under MCA 20-5-109(this page): You notify the county superintendent of schools in your county once in each school fiscal year (July 1 to June 30), keep attendance records that the county superintendent may ask to see, provide at least the minimum aggregate hours of instruction (720 hours for grades 1-3 and 1,080 hours for grades 4-12), and provide an organized course of study that includes the subjects required of public schools (MCA 20-5-109(2); MCA 20-1-301). Montana sets hours, not a number of days. No testing is required.
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Non-Public (Private) School: Your child attends a nonpublic (private) school. To qualify its students for exemption from compulsory enrollment, a nonpublic school keeps attendance and immunization records available to the county superintendent on request, provides at least the minimum aggregate hours of instruction under MCA 20-1-301, is housed in a building that meets local health and safety regulations, and provides an organized course of study that includes the subjects required of public schools (MCA 20-5-109(1)). Section 20-5-109(1) does not include a notice or testing requirement for nonpublic schools.

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Requirements sourced from MCA 20-5-109 (Home Schools). Last reviewed October 2026