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Ohio Homeschool Documents & Templates

Every document you need to homeschool legally in Ohio, based on ORC 3321.04; ORC 3321.042.

These are general templates for Home Education Notification, the most common of Ohio's 3 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 superintendent of the local school district by within 5 calendar days of commencing home education; by August 30 each year thereafter

Annual Renewal

Required by August 30

Notice of Intent

What to file
simple notice
Send to
superintendent of the local school district
Deadline
within 5 calendar days of commencing home education; by August 30 each year thereafter
How often
annual
Free-form letter accepted?
Yes. You can write your own letter instead of using an official form.

Your notice must include:

  • •parent name and address
  • •child name
  • •assurance of instruction in required subjects

ORC 3321.042

First-time vs. renewal

First-time filing

Deadline: Within 5 calendar days of commencing home education

Annual renewal

Deadline: By August 30 each year

Starting mid-year?

Notify superintendent within 5 calendar days of commencing. Exemption effective immediately upon receipt.

If withdrawing from school

Status
Not required, but recommended to prevent truancy concerns
Send to
current school and superintendent of the local school district
Practical tip: File your home education notification and withdrawal notice at the same time to avoid any gap that could trigger a truancy inquiry.

ORC 3321.04

Annual Renewal

Deadline
August 30

ORC 3321.042

Other ways to homeschool in Ohio

This page covers Home Education Notification. Ohio offers 3 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

  • •
    Home Education Notification(this page): You notify your local superintendent with your name, address, child's name, and an assurance that you will teach six core subjects. Thanks to HB 33 (effective October 2023), Ohio requires no testing, no curriculum submission, no instructor credentials, and no records review. You renew the notification annually by August 30. This is the simplest and most common pathway.
  • •
    Chartered Nonpublic School: You operate as or enroll in a chartered nonpublic school that meets full state chartering standards, including assessments, progress reporting to the state, and detailed recordkeeping. This pathway involves significantly more administrative requirements than home education and is impractical for most individual homeschooling families.
  • •
    Non-Chartered Non-Tax-Supported School ("08 School"): You operate as a non-chartered, non-tax-supported school (commonly called an "08 School"), notifying the local superintendent annually. You must teach a broader set of subjects (including health, PE, fine arts, and first aid) and provide at least 910 hours (grades 1-6) or 1,001 hours (grades 7-12) of instruction per year. Teachers must hold a bachelor's degree. No standardized testing is required. This pathway is commonly used by religious communities.

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

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Requirements sourced from ORC 3321.04; ORC 3321.042. Verified against primary legal sources. Last verified: March 2026