State requirements

Homeschooling in Alabama: what’s actually required.

Notification required.

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What Alabama asks

Regulation level

Low regulation

Law type

Notify-only — enrollment notification only; no state approval/regulation (§ 16-28-7 bars state licensing/regulation of church schools)

What you notify / file

Notify: Local public school superintendent (county/city); Church-school enrollment certificate/form (parent-signed, countersigned by church-school administrator) to local superintendent; At initial enrollment in the church school; no annual re-filing.

Testing / evaluation

No standardized testing or evaluation required.

Last verified: 2026-06-30

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