Homeschooling in North Dakota.

Regulation level

Medium-High (5-day pre-start clock + annual notice + mandatory testing at 4 grades with submitted results + 30th-percentile consequence)

Statute citation

N.D.C.C. ch. 15.1-23 (home education) + ch. 15.1-20 (compulsory attendance) + ch. 15.1-21 (public school required subjects · cross-referenced by 15.1-23-04). 2025 regular session (69th Assembly) enacted no amendment to ch. 15.1-23. ND is biennial · 70th Assembly convenes 2027 · ND law is STRUCTURALLY FROZEN until then.

Who you notify (if any)

Superintendent of child's school district of residence · OR county superintendent if no district superintendent employed. Also administrative reporting to State Superintendent (§ 15.1-23-02(3)).

How and when

AT LEAST 5 DAYS BEFORE beginning home education, OR within 14 DAYS of establishing residence in a school district (new resident), AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER (no specific annual calendar date stated · 'once each year thereafter')

Notification method

Written statement of intent

Assessment options

Standardized achievement test administered by someone licensed or approved by the education standards and practices board (per § 15.1-23-09). Grades 4, 6, 8, 10.

Required subjects

Cross-referenced to public school subjects (see required_subjects_note for full list)

Instruction hours

'at least four hours each day for a minimum of one hundred seventy-five days each year' (verbatim § 15.1-23-04)

Records required

Annual record of courses + academic progress assessments + standardized test results (§ 15.1-23-05). Records furnished to school district on transfer, upon request.

Parent qualification

HS diploma or GED (Tier 1) OR sub-qualified with 2-year monitoring (Tier 2)