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Utah 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 Utah'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 Utah

Checked October 31, 2026. Law change: House Bill 209 (2025) replaced the old signed and notarized affidavit with the one-time notification above. The Utah Code page shows the current version effective 5/7/2025, and the State Board of Education's home school page was revised 8/20/26.

File
A one-time notification (a letter of intent is fine). Not again each year. §
To
The local school board of your district of residence. §
By
Once, when you withdraw your child or choose not to enroll. §
Keep
None. A school board may not require records of instruction or attendance. §
Test
None. A school board may not require testing. §
Starting this year
  • Once, when you withdraw your child or choose not to enroll: Give the local school board of your district a one-time notification (it may be a letter of intent). You do not send one every year.
  • Within 30 days: The board must acknowledge your notification.
Already homeschooling
  • Within 30 days: The board must acknowledge your notification.
Leaving a school mid-year

When a parent withdraws an enrolled child from school to homeschool, the parent gives the one-time notification to the local school board. After the board receives it, the board and the school the child was enrolled in are not liable for the child's education or services.

Open your attendance recordWrite the letterStart the Tap Clock, if you want to

What Utah's law asks you to keep, as tools: Attendance. The same rows for every state: what to file, by state.

Checked . § = source: Utah Code 53G-6-204, school-age children exempt from school attendance (Utah Legislature). Information, not legal advice.

Quick answers

Notice
One-time noticeWhen you take your child out of school to homeschool, or choose not to enroll, give the local school board of your district of residence a one-time initial notification. It may be a letter of intent. The district keeps a record and must acknowledge receipt within 30 days. You do not send a new notice every year. A family that already notified the board on or before May 7, 2025, including by an affidavit, does not have to do it again. Checked October 27, 2026. Source: Utah Code 53G-6-204, school-age children exempt from school attendance (Utah Legislature)
Days or hours
None setUtah sets no number of days or hours for home school. The statute says the parent is solely responsible for the time, place and method of instruction, and the State Board of Education says Utah law does not require homeschool families to follow a set number of school days or instructional hours. Checked October 27, 2026. Source: Utah Code 53G-6-204, school-age children exempt from school attendance (Utah Legislature), Utah State Board of Education: Home School
Subjects
The law does not list required subjects. The parent is solely responsible for choosing instructional materials and textbooks. The State Board of Education says Utah does not require a certain curriculum, textbook or program. If a parent asks, the local school board must identify the knowledge and skills recommended for each grade and subject. Checked October 27, 2026. Source: Utah State Board of Education: Home School
Testing or evaluation
No testing requiredNo testing is required. The statute says a local school board may not require standardized or other testing of home school students, and the parent is solely responsible for evaluating the home school instruction. Schools and districts may still offer testing opportunities that a parent chooses to use. Checked October 27, 2026. Source: Utah Code 53G-6-204, school-age children exempt from school attendance (Utah Legislature)
Records
None are required. The statute says a local school board may not require a parent to maintain records of instruction or attendance. Checked October 27, 2026. Source: Utah Code 53G-6-204, school-age children exempt from school attendance (Utah Legislature)
Who must attend school
A school-age child is a minor who is at least six but younger than 18 and not emancipated. The parent must enroll and send the child to a public or regularly established private school, unless an exemption applies (Utah Code 53G-6-201, 53G-6-202). Home school is one of the exemptions in 53G-6-204. Source: Utah Code 53G-6-201, definitions, compulsory education (Utah Legislature)
Education savings accounts and vouchers
A program is open to homeschool familiesUtah Fits All is a state education savings account that homeschooled K-12 students can use: by statute up to $4,000 a year for a home-based student aged 5-11 and $6,000 for ages 12-18, subject to appropriations. A student who was in public school attests to leaving it for home-based learning. The Attorney General's page says a district court ruled the programme unconstitutional in April 2025 and the Utah Supreme Court is hearing the appeal. It was still running when we checked (2026-10-27); we found no final decision. Utah Fits All Scholarship Program. What taking the money changes, in full. Source: Utah Code 53F-6-402, Utah Fits All Scholarship Program (Utah Legislature), Utah Attorney General: Utah Fits All scholarship program, Utah State Board of Education: Utah Fits All Scholarship, Utah Code 53F-6-401 (Utah Fits All definitions), Utah Code 53F-6-409 (qualifying providers), Utah Code 53F-6-405 (program manager duties), Utah Code 53F-6-410 (assessments), Utah House of Representatives: leaders affirm commitment to school choice following court ruling (April 2025)

What to do first

  1. Read Utah's own pages, linked under each row below, so you know what applies to your situation.
  2. Notice: One time, when you withdraw your child or choose not to enroll To: The local school board of your district of residence.
  3. If your child is in school now: When a parent withdraws an enrolled child from school to homeschool, the parent gives the one-time notification to the local school board. After the board receives it, the board and the school the child was enrolled in are not liable for the child's education or services.
  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.

Other legal routes in Utah

  • Public or regularly established private school. Utah Code 53G-6-202 says a parent shall enroll and send a school-age child to a public or regularly established private school unless an exemption applies. The State Board of Education says that under Utah law a homeschool is not considered a private school.

Records to keep

None are required. The statute says a local school board may not require a parent to maintain records of instruction or attendance. 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 statute says a local school board may not require credentials for the people giving home school instruction. The State Board of Education says no teaching license, college degree or special training is needed, and no criminal background information is required when you notify the district.
  • Law change: House Bill 209 (2025) replaced the old signed and notarized affidavit with the one-time notification above. The Utah Code page shows the current version effective 5/7/2025, and the State Board of Education's home school page was revised 8/20/26.
  • Schools: the State Board of Education says districts may provide textbooks and resources at their discretion, and Utah Code 53G-6-702 covers dual enrollment (a homeschooled student also attending public school part time).
  • Special education: the State Board of Education says the district must find and evaluate children with disabilities who live in the district, including homeschooled ones, with the parent's permission, but a full-time homeschooled student has no individual right to the services a public school student gets.

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.