Homeschool requirements · Ohio
Homeschooling in Ohio
Light paperwork · A notice or an enrollment form, then keep your own records.
Since the 2023 law change, families only notify the district each year; the former 900-hour and annual-assessment requirements no longer apply.
What Ohio asks
| Notice | Annual notification to the local superintendent within five days of starting and by August 30 each year. |
|---|---|
| Days and hours | 180 days |
| Subjects | English Language Arts, Math, Science, History, Government, Social Studies |
| Assessment | None required. |
| Records to keep | None required by statute; keep your own. |
| Parent qualification | None. |
| Worth knowing | 180 days is a planning default only. |
Deadlines
These are the dates the app tracks for Ohio. Districts vary; the app lets you edit any of them.
| What | When | To whom | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notification to the superintendent Notice · Mail it | By August 30 each year | District superintendent | Or within five days of withdrawing. The superintendent must acknowledge within 14 days; keep that letter. |
What HomeSchool Scribe does in Ohio
- Notification to the superintendent: Prepares the notice letter; reminds you 14 days and 2 days before; lets you mark it filed with the date.
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 1 years, the period Ohio 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 Ohio’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 If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it for every family in Ohio.