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Kansas homeschool requirements

Kansas treats home schools as non-accredited private schools. Register once with the state (name + person in charge); no testing and no curriculum approval.

Last reviewed June 5, 2026 · corrected September 19, 2026 · Sources below

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Kansas homeschool requirements at a glance

Notice
RequiredWhere it goes: Kansas State Board of Education (KSDE) — registered as a non-accredited private school (NAPS). When: One-time at establishment; no annual renewal (update on change; deactivate when done).
Required subjects
No set list
Instruction time
186 days / 1,116 hoursSubstantially equivalent to public schools — about 186 days / 1,116 hours for grades 1–11.
Testing or evaluation
NoNo testing and no curriculum approval required — nothing is state-administered, and no results are submitted to anyone. Homeschool guides that list 'periodic testing' as a Kansas step draw it from In re Sawyer, 234 Kan. 436 (1983), where the court weighed many facts about one home program before deciding it was not really a school; the same opinion states that Kansas requires neither accreditation nor certified teachers. K.S.A. 72-3120 asks for a competent instructor and substantially the same instruction time as public school — nothing about testing.
Records
No
Parent qualifications
Not required
Compulsory attendance ages
7–18
Ways to homeschool
Non-accredited private school (one-time NAPS registration with KSDE)
Law
K.S.A. § 72-3120
Official source
ksde.gov ↗

Do I have to notify anyone to homeschool in Kansas?

Yes. Kansas requires homeschooling families to file a notice. Where it goes: Kansas State Board of Education (KSDE) — registered as a non-accredited private school (NAPS). How: Online NAPS registration (school name, address, person in charge, grades, number of students). When: One-time at establishment; no annual renewal (update on change; deactivate when done). Registration is not reviewed or approved; keep your own copy (no confirmation is sent). Separately notify a prior public school when withdrawing.

What subjects does Kansas require homeschoolers to teach?

Kansas does not spell out a list of required subjects for homeschoolers. No mandated subjects for NAPS; instruction by a 'competent instructor' for a time substantially equivalent to public school.

How many days or hours of instruction does Kansas require?

Kansas's rule: Substantially equivalent to public schools — about 186 days / 1,116 hours for grades 1–11.

Is standardized testing required to homeschool in Kansas?

No. Kansas does not require standardized testing for homeschooled students. No testing and no curriculum approval required — nothing is state-administered, and no results are submitted to anyone. Homeschool guides that list 'periodic testing' as a Kansas step draw it from In re Sawyer, 234 Kan. 436 (1983), where the court weighed many facts about one home program before deciding it was not really a school; the same opinion states that Kansas requires neither accreditation nor certified teachers. K.S.A. 72-3120 asks for a competent instructor and substantially the same instruction time as public school — nothing about testing.

What records do I need to keep to homeschool in Kansas?

Kansas does not require homeschooling families to keep specific records. No statutory record-keeping requirement.

Do parents need a teaching certificate or other qualification to homeschool in Kansas?

No. Kansas does not set a general qualification for homeschooling parents. No license required (a 'competent instructor' standard, not credential-enforced).

What ages does Kansas's compulsory attendance law cover?

Kansas's compulsory attendance law covers children from age 7 to age 18.

What are the ways to homeschool in Kansas?

In Kansas, families homeschool under this pathway: non-accredited private school (one-time NAPS registration with KSDE).

Yes. Homeschooling is legal in Kansas, as it is in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Kansas treats home schools as non-accredited private schools. Register once with the state (name + person in charge); no testing and no curriculum approval.

How to get started in Kansas

1
Register your school once with the state
Register your school's name and address, the person in charge, the grades you teach, and how many students you have with the Kansas State Board of Education, using KSDE's online form. It isn't reviewed or approved, no confirmation is sent, and it isn't renewed each year — keep your own copy, update it if anything on it changes, and mark it inactive when you stop homeschooling. Kansas's compulsory school ages are 7 to 18.
Official resource (ksde.gov) →
2
Leaving a public school? Tell that school
If your child is leaving a public school, notify that school as well. This is separate from registering with the state.
3
Teach with a competent instructor
No teaching license is required; instruction must come from a competent instructor.
4
Teach about as long as the public schools
Instruction must run for a period substantially equivalent to the public-school year — about 186 days or 1,116 hours for grades 1–11.
5
No required subjects or state testing
Kansas sets no mandated subjects for home schools, requires no curriculum approval, and has no state testing — nothing is state-administered, and no results go to anyone. If you have read elsewhere that Kansas expects 'periodic testing,' that comes from a 1983 Kansas court decision about one family's program (In re Sawyer), not from the statute: K.S.A. 72-3120 asks for a competent instructor and instruction time substantially equivalent to public school, and says nothing about testing.
6
Keep records
Not required by Kansas law, but recommended for your protection.
What Romeschool tracks for you: Activity log, subject coverage, attendance.

Sources for Kansas

Official source (ksde.gov) ↗HSLDA's Kansas summary ↗
Statute: K.S.A. § 72-3120
Last reviewed: June 5, 2026
Corrected: September 19, 2026, after re-reading the official source for what changed

Every requirement above comes from our review of Kansas’s rules, checked against these sources on June 5, 2026 and corrected on September 19, 2026 after re-reading the official source for what changed. Homeschool law changes, and a state can amend its rules between our reviews — read the official source before you file anything or rely on a date here. How we review state requirements.

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