Homeschool vs public school in Colorado

Homeschooling is legal in Colorado. Families can homeschool under the homeschool statute, through an independent school, or with a Colorado-certified teacher.

Broad. Parents choose the books, supplies, tests, and curriculum, as long as the required subjects are taught.

Keep permanent records for each child, including attendance, test or evaluation results, and immunization records or exemption paperwork. The district that received your notice of intent can request these records under the law.

Yes, for students under the standard homeschool statute.

Public school sports and extracurricular access are not clearly guaranteed statewide on the CDE homeschool page. Families should ask their chosen school district about local eligibility rules. Access to special education or other special-population services is not clearly handled in one statewide homeschool rule on the CDE page. Families usually need to ask the school district they work with about available services. Yes. Colorado allows families to homeschool through an independent school, which can function like an umbrella or supervising private school option.