Kentucky homeschool requirements

Homeschooling is legal in Kentucky. The captured sources say Kentucky does not have a separate homeschool statute, and most families homeschool by operating under the private school law.

Medium: Kentucky appears to treat a homeschool as a private school for legal compliance. The captured HSLDA source says families should send an annual private school notice of attendance, keep attendance and scholarship reports, teach at least 1,062 hours over at least 170 days, and cover specific subjects in English.

Unclear from the captured sources. Final QA should confirm Kentucky's current compulsory attendance ages from a readable official source.

Yes. The captured sources say families must annually send a private school notice of attendance. Notify: The local board of education, typically through the local school district superintendent.. Deadline: Within the first two weeks of the school year. The captured HSLDA source says this is traditionally understood as no later than two weeks after the local district begins school, often around mid-August.

Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar, History, Mathematics, Science, Civics, Instruction in English

At least 1,062 instructional hours over at least 170 days.

The captured sources do not describe a routine statewide testing requirement for homeschools operating under Kentucky's private school approach. Frequency: Not clearly stated in the captured sources.

Keep attendance reports and scholarship reports, meaning report cards, in a similar manner to the local public schools. The captured source says these reports are generally updated every six to nine weeks, depending on the local district schedule.

The captured sources do not clearly state a parent teacher qualification requirement for this Kentucky pathway.

Moderate. Families appear to choose their own materials, but they must teach the listed subjects in English and meet the required day and hour totals.