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Oklahoma homeschool law

Notice, days or hours, subjects, testing and records, in plain words, with the source for each.

This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Oklahoma's own statute and education department are the final word. The links below go straight to them.

Checked on against the sources linked on this page.

What to file in Oklahoma

File
Nothing. No registration or approval; telling your district's principal is suggested, not required. §
To
No one required. §
By
No date. §
Keep
No records required by law. On a return to public school you show that equivalent instruction was given. §
Test
None required. A student who re-enters public school takes a standardized test. §
Leaving a school mid-year
  • When you take your child out: The Department suggests telling the principal of the school district your child lives in that you plan to home school. It says the law does not require it.

The department suggests telling the principal of the school district the child lives in that you plan to home school. It says this is not required by law.

Open your attendance recordNo letter needed.Start the Tap Clock, if you want to

Checked . § = source: Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School. Information, not legal advice.

Quick answers

Notice
No noticeOklahoma law does not require parents to register with or seek approval from state or local officials. The Department of Education suggests, but says it is not required by law, that you tell the principal of your school district that you plan to home school. Some schools may ask you to sign a form saying you take full responsibility for your child's education. Checked October 27, 2026. Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School
Days or hours
No number givenThe law sets no number of days or hours for home instruction. The department's guidelines suggest the equivalent of 180 days a year and six clock hours (360 minutes) a day, as appropriate for the child's age, and state these suggestions are not required by law. Checked October 27, 2026. Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School
Subjects
The law does not set a curriculum for home instruction, and the department says there is no required state approved curriculum. Its guidelines, which it says are not required by law, list the required school subjects under Oklahoma law as reading, writing, math, science, citizenship, US constitution, health, safety, physical education, and conservation. Checked October 27, 2026. Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School
Testing or evaluation
No testing requiredOklahoma law does not require parents to conduct state testing with their students. The department says a student who re-enters the public school system will be required to take a standardized achievement test, and the results may be used to decide grade placement or credit. Checked October 27, 2026. Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School
Records
We did not find a state law requiring home school parents to keep particular records. The department's guidelines, which it says are not required by law, say academic progress must be established and maintained, and that on re-entry to a public school the parent must provide documentation that equivalent instruction was provided. Checked October 27, 2026. Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School
Who must attend school
State law makes it unlawful to neglect or refuse to cause a child over the age of five and under the age of eighteen to attend and comply with the rules of some public, private, or other school, unless other means of education are provided for the full term the schools of the district are in session (70 O.S. 10-105). The Department of Education describes compulsory attendance as ages 5 through 18. Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education: Home School
Education savings accounts and vouchers
No program foundWe did not find an Oklahoma education savings account or voucher open to homeschool families. The Department of Education's school-choice page lists charter schools, the Lindsey Nicole Henry scholarship (private school tuition for students with special needs or in foster care), the Equal Opportunity scholarship and the Parental Choice Tax Credit. The Tax Commission lists a separate Parental Choice Tax Credit for Qualified Homeschool Expenses, a refundable income tax credit of up to $1,000 per student (checked 2026-10-27). Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education: School Choice, Oklahoma Tax Commission: Parental Choice Tax Credit

What to do first

  1. Read Oklahoma's own pages, linked under each row below, so you know what applies to your situation.
  2. Notice: Oklahoma does not ask for one on the homeschool route described here. Keep your own record of the date you began.
  3. If your child is in school now: The department suggests telling the principal of the school district the child lives in that you plan to home school. It says this is not required by law.
  4. Plan the year around the days or hours and the subjects below.
  5. Start your records on day one: a simple attendance log, a list of books read and a work sample or two for each subject.

Records to keep

We did not find a state law requiring home school parents to keep particular records. The department's guidelines, which it says are not required by law, say academic progress must be established and maintained, and that on re-entry to a public school the parent must provide documentation that equivalent instruction was provided. Whatever the law asks, many families also keep a simple attendance log, a list of books read and a few work samples for each subject; they cost nothing and help if you move or return to school.

Good to know

  • Who may teach: the department says the Attorney General has ruled that home instruction does not require a certified teacher, but the instruction must be supplied in good faith and must be equivalent to the education provided by the state.
  • Home school tax credit: the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit law gives a credit of up to $1,000 in qualified expenses per student each tax year for a student educated under the other means of education exception in 70 O.S. 10-105. Qualified expenses are tuition and fees for nonpublic learning programs, tutoring, textbooks, curriculum and instructional materials, and fees for nationally standardized assessments. The credit is refundable, receipts are required, and for tax year 2026 and later all such credits together are capped at $5,000,000 with a percentage reduction if claims exceed the cap.
  • Form 591-D asks the taxpayer to attest that the expenses were not incurred in a year in which the student was enrolled in a public and/or private school for two semesters.
  • The department says a board of education is not required to furnish textbooks, resources or other materials to home schooled students.

Where this comes from

Checked on October 27, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page, and confirm with your school district or the department before you rely on a date. Something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.