Homeschool requirements · Kansas
Homeschooling in Kansas
Light paperwork · A notice or an enrollment form, then keep your own records.
Register your homeschool once as a non-accredited private school with the state board and teach for a period substantially equivalent to public schools.
What Kansas asks
| Notice | One-time registration of the school name and address with the Kansas State Department of Education. |
|---|---|
| Days and hours | 186 days |
| Subjects | Not specified |
| Assessment | None required. |
| Records to keep | Attendance records recommended. |
| Parent qualification | Must be a 'competent' instructor (no credential required). |
| Worth knowing | 186 days mirrors the public-school calendar used as the equivalence benchmark. |
What HomeSchool Scribe does in Kansas
- Marks attendance and logs hours as you check off lessons, so the day and hour counts are always current.
- Prints the attendance and hours report, report cards, a transcript with GPA, the portfolio, and the course of study whenever someone asks.
- Keeps a reading log and the curriculum list by course.
- A deadline calendar for Kansas is planned; the app already carries the summary above.
Read the law yourself
Not legal advicePlanning summaries in plain language, reviewed 2026-09-02. Deadlines and recipients vary by district; confirm with Kansas’s current law or a homeschool legal organization before you file anything. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it for every family in Kansas.