Homeschool requirements · Montana
Homeschooling in Montana
Light paperwork · A notice or an enrollment form, then keep your own records.
Notify the county superintendent each year, teach the same number of hours as public schools, and keep attendance and immunization records.
What Montana asks
| Notice | Annual notice of intent to the county superintendent. |
|---|---|
| Days and hours | 180 days, 1080 hours a year |
| Subjects | Not specified |
| Assessment | None required. |
| Records to keep | Attendance and immunization records. |
| Parent qualification | None. |
| Worth knowing | Public-school hour equivalents: 720 hours for grades 1–3, 1,080 hours for grades 4–12. |
What HomeSchool Scribe does in Montana
- 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 Montana 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 Montana’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 If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it for every family in Montana.