State requirements

Homeschooling in Kentucky: what’s actually required.

Notification required, minimum instruction hours apply.

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What Kentucky asks

Regulation level

Medium regulation

Law type

Notify-only — homeschools operate as private schools; no registration/approval; filed as a private-school notice

What you notify / file

Notify: Local board of education (district superintendent); Written notice (private-school notice of attendance / letter; certified mail rec.); Within first 10 days of school year, or within 10 days of withdrawal (HSLDA: within first two weeks).

Testing / evaluation

No standardized testing or evaluation required.

Instruction hours

1,062 hours minimum over ≥170 student attendance days

Required subjects

Reading, writing, spelling, grammar, history, mathematics, science, civics (taught in English)

Last verified: 2026-06-30

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