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Homeschool laws in Alaska

Checked Oct 12, 2026 against 4 sources · General information, not legal advice.

Your Alaska to-do

For “Home education by a parent or legal guardian”. 2 other legal ways below.

Nothing to file with Alaska. Teach, and keep your own simple records.

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What Alaska asks

In Alaska a parent or legal guardian may teach their own child at home with no notice, required days, subjects, tests or records under the home education exemption (AS 14.30.010(b)(12)). Public correspondence programs are public school enrollment with their own rules and are not this option; families may instead run a religious or other private school under AS 14.45 (yearly enrollment notice, 180 days, records and tests in grades 4, 6 and 8) or use a certificated tutor.

School age: Ages 7–16. The law covers every child "between seven and 16 years of age" during each school term. A 6-year-old enrolled in first grade at a public school is covered too, unless the parent withdraws the child within 60 days of enrolling; the law then applies again at age 7.

Alaska has 3 legal ways to homeschool. Pick the one that fits your family; Homepen asks you when you set up.

Home education by a parent or legal guardian

AS 14.30.010(b)(12) · Level 1: Very light

All the details and notes
Notice
No notice to file
Time
No set number of days or hours
Subjects
No subjects listed in the law
Assessment
No assessment required
Portfolio
Not required
Reports
No reports to send
Records to keep
No records required by the law
Teacher
The teacher must be the child's parent or legal guardian; the law sets no other qualification.
Full-time public correspondence study programs approved by the Department of Education are a separate exemption (AS 14.30.010(b)(10)(B)): they are district-supported public school options with their own rules, not this option.

How Homepen helps

Homepen counts your days and hours as you tick lessons, and makes: Attendance & hours report, Reading list, Year-end summary, Report card, High-school transcript.

Another option: Religious or other private school (AS 14.45)

AS 14.30.010(b)(1)(C); AS 14.45.100 – 14.45.130 · Level 4: More involved

All the details and notes
Notice
Every year: Every year: a notice of enrollment on the department's form, signed by the parent and the school's chief administrative officer, returned by the parent to the local public school superintendent (date not verified yet).
The state's form
Time
180 days a year
At least 180 days a year on a regular schedule, not counting reasonable holidays and vacations.
Subjects
No subjects listed in the law
Assessment
Standardized test: 4, 6 and 8: a nationally standardized test chosen by the school's chief administrative officer, at least once each school year, measuring English grammar, reading, spelling and math. The school keeps the results.
At least once each school year.
Portfolio
Not required
Reports
A yearly report: Yearly report to the commissioner of education: number of students in each grade and the school calendar (date not verified yet). The chief administrative officer also certifies under oath that the required records are kept.
Records to keep
  • monthly attendance records for each student
  • permanent student records: immunizations, physical examinations, standardized testing, academic achievement, courses taken and Alaska performance scholarship eligibility
Teacher
No qualification required
The law asks for an academic education comparable to that offered by the public schools in the area; it gives no subject list.

How Homepen helps

Homepen counts your days and hours as you tick lessons toward this goal, and makes: Notice-of-intent letter, filled in, Attendance & hours report, Daily log, Report card, High-school transcript, Year-end summary.

Another option: Tutoring by a certificated teacher

AS 14.30.010(b)(1)(B) · Level 1: Very light

All the details
Notice
No notice to file
Time
Not verified yet: check with your state
Subjects
Not verified yet: check with your state
Assessment
No assessment required
Portfolio
Not required
Reports
No reports to send
Records to keep
No records required by the law
Teacher
The tutor must hold an Alaska teacher certificate (AS 14.20.020).

How Homepen helps

Homepen counts your days and hours as you tick lessons, and makes: Attendance & hours report, Report card, High-school transcript.

Sources

General information, not legal advice. Laws change: we check every source at least every 6 months and before each school year. If something looks wrong, tell us. The state agency for homeschooling questions is the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development.

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