Kansas homeschool checklist for this year
Answer two questions and get the year's deadlines with their dates, the notice, testing and records, each linked to the law. Print it or tick it off here.
- Kansas law
- This year's checklist
- Withdrawing from school
This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Kansas's own statute and education department are the final word. The links below go straight to them.
Deadlines, forms and amounts checked on against the sources linked on this page.
Kansas homeschool checklist, school year
Things to do, with their deadlines
Register your homeschool's name and address with the State Board of Education on KSDE's online form. No confirmation is sent, so keep a copy.
Source: KSDE: Homeschooling in Kansas (Nonaccredited Private Schools); K.S.A. 72-4346, registration of private schools (Kansas Legislature)
The state's own form: Nonaccredited private school registration (online, KSDE).
All year
Keep count of the days and hours. Classes must run for a period substantially equivalent to public school. KSDE gives the public school time as at least 186 days of not less than 6 hours per day, or 1116 hours per year for grades 1-11.
Source: KSDE: Homeschooling in Kansas (Nonaccredited Private Schools); K.S.A. 72-3115, school term (Kansas Legislature)We found no law requiring a homeschool to keep records. KSDE says it is in the students' best interest to keep accurate and complete records of progress, needed if the child transfers to a public or accredited school or applies to college.
Source: KSDE: Homeschooling in Kansas fact sheet (revised 2/12/2024)
Good habits (not in the law)
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Keep a copy of everything you send, and of any acknowledgement you get back, with the date.
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Start simple records on day one: the days you teach, the books you read and a few samples of work in each subject. They help if you move, return to school or apply to college.
Where this comes from
- K.S.A. 72-3120, compulsory attendance (Kansas Legislature) (the law)
- K.S.A. 72-3115, school term (Kansas Legislature) (the law)
- K.S.A. 72-4346, registration of private schools (Kansas Legislature) (the law)
- K.S.A. 72-4352, scholarship program definitions (Kansas Legislature) (the law)
- KSDE: Homeschooling in Kansas (Nonaccredited Private Schools) (state agency)
- KSDE: Homeschooling in Kansas fact sheet (revised 2/12/2024) (state agency)
- HB 2717 (2026), compulsory attendance age (Kansas Legislature) (the law)
Checked on October 29, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. Laws and forms change; confirm a date with your school district or the state agency before you rely on it. For legal advice, ask a lawyer licensed in Kansas; homeschool legal-help organizations and your state's homeschool groups can also point you to help. Something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.