Do I have to notify anyone to homeschool in Kansas?

Yes. Notice goes to Kansas State Board of Education (via KSDE online form). Deadline: No fixed date; register when the homeschool starts (before withdrawing/when instruction begins) It renews one-time.

Homeschooling in Kansas

What the law requires, what you file and when, and what to keep — with the statute behind each rule.

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What Kansas requires

Notify: Kansas State Board of Education (via KSDE online form) — No fixed date; register when the homeschool starts (before withdrawing/when instruction begins) (one-time)
Testing or evaluation: Not required.
Subjects set by the state: No subject list.
Teaching time: 186 days, 1,116 hours — in detail
Compulsory school age: 7 to 18 — in detail
Records: None specified by law; keep a copy of the KSDE registration.

Taking your child out of school in Kansas

First move: Register the homeschool with KSDE, then notify the current school in writing that the child is transferring to a nonaccredited private school (KSDE says the school must otherwise report the child as truant).

HSLDA suggests certified mail and keeping copies. A copy of the registration letter can be requested from KSDE.

The legal routes

2 routes exist in Kansas. They carry different duties, and families often do not know the alternatives to the obvious one.

Nonaccredited private school (homeschool): All Kansas homeschools are nonaccredited private schools. Register the school's name and address once with the State Board of Education, use a competent instructor, and teach for a period substantially equivalent to the public school term.
Accredited private or parochial school / public virtual school: Enrolling in an accredited private school or a public virtual school is a separate status with that school's requirements; virtual school students are public school students.

The notice, and who receives it

Goes to: Kansas State Board of Education (via KSDE online form)
Deadline: No fixed date; register when the homeschool starts (before withdrawing/when instruction begins)
Renews: one-time
Form: KSDE Nonaccredited Private School (NAPS) registration form (online; free; no approval; KSDE sends no confirmation, so keep a copy) — official form

Compulsory school age

7 to 18 (16-17 year-olds may leave with parent's written consent and a school counseling session, or other listed exemptions); a child under 7 who is enrolled in school is compulsory until withdrawn

Teaching time

A period 'substantially equivalent' to the local public school term; KSDE cites the public benchmark of 186 days or 1,116 hours per year (grades 1-11).

Who may teach

Instruction must be by a 'competent instructor' (not defined; no license required).

Testing and evaluation

No testing required.

Records to keep

None specified by law; keep a copy of the KSDE registration. Attendance and course records are recommended.

High school, diplomas and transcripts

The homeschool issues its own diploma; KSDE states the state does not recognize these diplomas as meeting any state requirement.

Public school classes, sports and activities

Part-time enrollment: districts must allow homeschoolers to enroll part-time in any courses, programs, or services (K.S.A. 72-3120(h)), with a published district policy and good-faith scheduling.

Activities: since July 1, 2023 (K.S.A. 72-7121), homeschoolers may join KSHSAA-regulated activities, including sports, in their resident district (nonpublic students go to the school for their attendance zone); academic eligibility is met by a parent/teacher affidavit or transcript showing satisfactory progress, valid for that activity season; districts may charge only fees imposed on all participants. Since July 1, 2026 (SB 382), private schools may also allow homeschoolers on their KSHSAA activities.

Funding: education savings accounts, vouchers and tax credits

None known for homeschoolers. Kansas's Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship program serves private-school students.

Whether Kansas has opted into the federal tax-credit scholarship program was not confirmed.

What changed recently

2023: K.S.A. 72-7121 (effective July 1, 2023) opened public school KSHSAA activities to homeschoolers; amended in 2024 and 2025.

2026: SB 382 (effective July 1, 2026) lets private schools permit homeschoolers to participate in their KSHSAA activities. 2026 SB 338, which would have added home schools to the private-school definition in K.S.A. 72-4345, is shown only as introduced (not enacted).

What we could not confirm

Exact content of the 2024 and 2025 amendments to K.S.A. 72-7121 not compared.

The 186-day/1,116-hour figure is KSDE's public-school benchmark; the statute only says 'substantially equivalent'. Kansas participation in the federal tax-credit scholarship and any homeschool eligibility not confirmed (search budget exhausted).

Governor signing date of SB 382 not shown on legislature page

Listed because a legal summary that hides its gaps is harder to trust than one that names them. How these pages are checked.

Statutes and sources

Statute and regulation

K.S.A. 72-3120
K.S.A. 72-3121
K.S.A. 72-4345
K.S.A. 72-4346
K.S.A. 72-7121
2026 SB 382 (new K.S.A. 72-7121a)