Browse NestEd's emerging 50-state directory of homeschool compliance guides. Each guide covers notice of intent, attendance days, mandatory subjects, and assessment rules — so you can stay legal on day one. Kentucky is live, Tennessee is in flight, and new states roll out every quarter.
Live per-state guides with notice of intent deadlines, attendance and instruction hours, mandatory subjects, and assessment rules — including copy-paste notice templates and a top-question FAQ for each state.
Notice of intent within two weeks of the school year, 185 instruction days, seven mandatory subjects, no standardized testing.
View guide →Multiple legal pathways — direct home school, church-related school umbrella, or licensed-teacher option — with annual LEA notice and portfolio or test.
View guide →NestEd rolls out new state guides every quarter. Below are the six states queued next — pin us to follow the rollout, or check your state's current rules on the all-states checker.
No notice of intent, no portfolio review, no standardized testing. Curriculum and subjects are family-chosen.
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Check requirements →Annual notice to the superintendent, plus mandatory assessment in grades 3, 5, 7, and 9.
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Check requirements →Annual notice to the district, two-year portfolio retention, end-of-year evaluation.
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Check requirements →Annual affidavit, plus an evaluation — either portfolio review by a certified teacher or a standardized test — at the end of each school year.
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Check requirements →Annual private-school affidavit (R-4) filed with the California Department of Education. Subjects and instruction days required.
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Check requirements →Annual notice with the superintendent, plus a yearly evidence-of-progress option (test or evaluation) in grades 3–12.
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Check requirements →Take the 2-minute Curriculum Matcher quiz to find a program that fits your family's style, or browse Featured Listings to see what other homeschool families are using this year.