Homeschool requirements · Missouri
Homeschooling in Missouri
Light paperwork · A notice or an enrollment form, then keep your own records.
No notice is required, but you must log 1,000 hours of instruction per year (600 in core subjects, 400 of those at the regular home location) and keep records.
What Missouri asks
| Notice | None required (optional notice to the county recorder or superintendent). |
|---|---|
| Days and hours | 1000 hours a year |
| Subjects | Reading, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science |
| Assessment | None required. |
| Records to keep | Plan book or log of subjects and hours, samples of work, and periodic evaluations of progress. |
| Parent qualification | None. |
| Worth knowing | Missouri is hours-based: 1,000 hours, 600 in the five core subjects, 400 of the core hours at the home location. Track hours carefully. |
Deadlines
These are the dates the app tracks for Missouri. Districts vary; the app lets you edit any of them.
| What | When | To whom | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours log: 1,000 hours (600 core, 400 at home) Records · Keep in your files | By the end of the school year | Keep in your files | HomeSchool Scribe's attendance report splits hours by subject and at-home vs away. |
What HomeSchool Scribe does in Missouri
- Hours log: 1,000 hours (600 core, 400 at home): Prepares the hours log and the attendance and hours report; reminds you 14 days and 2 days before; keeps it in records.
Attendance, hours, and grades fill in from the lessons you check off, so the documents above come from records you already have. Records are kept for 2 years, the period Missouri asks for.
Read the law yourself
Not legal advicePlanning summaries in plain language, reviewed 2026-09-02. Deadlines and recipients vary by district; confirm with Missouri’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 If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it for every family in Missouri.