State requirements

Homeschooling in Kansas: what’s actually required.

Notification required, testing or evaluation required, minimum instruction hours apply.

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What Kansas asks

Regulation level

Medium regulation

Law type

Registered — name & address registered with the State Board (K.S.A. 72-4346); not an approval (no program review)

What you notify / file

Notify: Kansas State Board of Education (via KSDE); Form filing — register the non-accredited private school name & address online (apps.ksde.org/naps_form); notify the prior district in writing on transfer; no fee; Once at start (first year); update only if the name/address changes.

Instruction hours

1,116 hours/year (grades 1–11); = 186 days × 6 hours/day

Last verified: 2026-06-30

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