North Dakota Homeschool High School Guide

Parent-issued diploma recognized. Districts may also issue diplomas to homeschooled students per NDCC 15.1-23-17. Students may also pursue a GED/HiSET.

Parent-created. No state template.

NDUS institutions accept homeschool applicants. Students should provide ACT/SAT scores, parent-prepared transcript, and documentation.

Program

Part-time public school enrollment

Eligibility

School district may allow access

How to enroll

Contact local public school

Cost

Free (public school courses)

NDCC 15.1-23-19

What's covered

Sports and Other activities

Eligibility

Same eligibility rules as other students

NDCC 15.1-23-16

North Dakota offers 2 different ways to homeschool. High school options like dual enrollment and sports access may vary by pathway.

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  Standard Home Education (HS Diploma/GED) : You file a statement of intent with your local superintendent and teach at home with no monitoring required. You must hold a high school diploma or GED, provide 175 days of instruction at 4 hours per day, teach required subjects, and have your child tested at grades 4, 6, 8, and 10. Parents with a bachelor's degree, teaching license, or qualifying score on a national teacher exam are exempt from the testing requirement. The most common pathway in North Dakota.
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  Monitored Home Education (No Diploma/GED) : For parents without a high school diploma or GED. You file a statement of intent with your local superintendent and teach at home while a certified teacher monitors your program. The monitor is assigned by the school district, visits at least twice per year with an average of one hour per week of contact, and submits reports to the superintendent. Same subject, instructional time, and testing requirements as the standard pathway. After two satisfactory years of monitoring, monitoring ends — unless your child scores below the 50th percentile, in which case monitoring continues until the child reaches the 50th percentile.

Our wizard helps you choose the right one. Compare all pathways for North Dakota