All 51 jurisdictions verified
Homeschool laws by state
Every US state and Washington DC, with the current day, hour, subject, portfolio, and testing requirements cited from primary statute or state department-of-education guidance. Tap a state for a plain-English guide plus the tracking tools Rosie’sHQ automates for you.
States with verified statutory day / hour requirements(22)
We’ve checked these numbers against the statute or an authoritative resource.
- ColoradoVerified172 days · 688 hrs
- GeorgiaVerified180 days · 810 hrs
- IowaVerified148 days
- KansasVerified1116 hrs
- KentuckyVerified170 days · 1062 hrs
- LouisianaVerified180 days
- MaineVerified175 days
- MinnesotaVerified165 days
- MissouriVerified1000 hrs
- MontanaVerified720 hrs
- NebraskaVerified1032 hrs
- New YorkVerified180 days · 900 hrs
- North DakotaVerified175 days · 700 hrs
- OhioVerified900 hrs
- PennsylvaniaVerified180 days · 900 hrs
- Rhode IslandVerified180 days · 1080 hrs
- South CarolinaVerified180 days · 810 hrs
- TennesseeVerified180 days · 720 hrs
- UtahVerified180 days
- VermontVerified175 days
- WashingtonVerified180 days · 1000 hrs
- WisconsinVerified875 hrs
States with verified requirements (no fixed day or hour count)(11)
We’ve checked the statute or state DOE guidance. These states don’t set a fixed day or hour count but do have other rules — subjects, testing, notification, or prior approval.
- District of ColumbiaVerifiedView details
- HawaiiVerifiedView details
- MassachusettsVerifiedView details
- NevadaVerifiedView details
- New HampshireVerifiedView details
- North CarolinaVerifiedView details
- OregonVerifiedView details
- South DakotaVerifiedView details
- VirginiaVerifiedView details
- West VirginiaVerifiedView details
- WyomingVerifiedView details
States verified as having no state-wide mandate(18)
No fixed day or hour count required by law — but notification and recordkeeping rules may still apply.
- AlabamaNo mandateView details
- AlaskaNo mandateView details
- ArizonaNo mandateView details
- ArkansasNo mandateView details
- CaliforniaNo mandateView details
- ConnecticutNo mandateView details
- DelawareNo mandateView details
- FloridaNo mandateView details
- IdahoNo mandateView details
- IllinoisNo mandateView details
- IndianaNo mandateView details
- MarylandNo mandateView details
- MichiganNo mandateView details
- MississippiNo mandateView details
- New JerseyNo mandateView details
- New MexicoNo mandateView details
- OklahomaNo mandateView details
- TexasNo mandateView details