State requirements

Homeschooling in Rhode Island: what’s actually required.

Notification required, minimum instruction hours apply.

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What Rhode Island asks

Regulation level

High regulation

Law type

Approval required — local school committee must approve plan before instruction; may deny (appeal to RIDE)

What you notify / file

Notify: Local school committee (via superintendent's office); Written notice of intent; certified mail; Before beginning each year (annually).

Testing / evaluation

No standardized testing or evaluation required.

Instruction hours

180 days (substantially equal to public schools)

Required subjects

Reading, writing, geography, arithmetic, US history, RI history, principles of American government (civics), health, physical education (all taught in English)

Last verified: 2026-06-30

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