Homeschool laws in Indiana
Checked Oct 12, 2026 against 4 sources · General information, not legal advice.
Your Indiana to-do
- Tell the school you are withdrawing to homeschool If leaving a school
When you withdraw your child from school; no set method, but in writing is recommended. - Sign the high school withdrawal form If leaving a school Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Before a high school student withdraws: the principal and a parent sign the state form on attending a non-accredited non-public school, or the student counts as a dropout.
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What Indiana asks
Indiana treats a homeschool as a non-public, non-accredited school: you do not have to register, but you should teach 180 days a year and keep a daily attendance record that officials can ask to see. There are no required subjects, tests or teacher qualifications, and you tell your child's school when you withdraw (high school students also sign a state withdrawal form).
School age: Ages 7–17. From the fall term of the school year in which the child turns 7 (or earlier if the child is already enrolled in a school) until the child graduates or turns 18. A 16- or 17-year-old may leave school before graduation only through an approved withdrawal after an exit interview.
Homeschool (non-public, non-accredited school)
IC 20-33-2-12; IC 20-33-2-20; IC 20-33-2-28 · Level 3: Moderate
- Notice: none required (optional one-time IDOE registration)
- Time: 180 days a year; you choose the days and hours
- Subjects: no list in the law
- Assessment: none required
- Records: daily attendance, shown to officials on request
All the details, deadlines and notes
- Notice
- No notice to file
- Time
- 180 days a year
180 days of instruction in the academic year (July 1 to June 30). You choose which days and how long to teach each day; days already attended at a public or accredited school that year count toward the 180. - Subjects
- No subjects listed in the law
- Assessment
- No assessment required
- Portfolio
- Not required
- Reports
- No reports to send
- Records to keep
- accurate daily attendance record (no set form), shown to the Secretary of Education or the local superintendent on request
- Teacher
- No qualification required
Deadlines
- Tell the school you are withdrawing to homeschool: When you withdraw your child from school; no set method, but in writing is recommended.
- Sign the high school withdrawal form: Before a high school student withdraws: the principal and a parent sign the state form on attending a non-accredited non-public school, or the student counts as a dropout.
On request of the Secretary of Education, a non-public school gives the number of its students by grade level.
How Homepen helps
Homepen counts your days and hours as you tick lessons toward this goal, and makes: Attendance & hours report, Daily log, Report card, High-school transcript.
Sources
- Indiana Code 2026, Title 20 (IC 20-33-2 Compulsory School Attendance; IC 20-30-2-3 School year), Indiana General Assembly (PDF) · Statute · checked Oct 12, 2026
- IDOE: Indiana Homeschool Laws, Frequently Asked Questions (updated August 2025, PDF) · State education agency · checked Oct 12, 2026
- IDOE: Homeschool Help Sheet · State education agency · checked Oct 12, 2026
- IDOE: Homeschool Information · State education agency · checked Oct 12, 2026
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 Indiana Department of Education.
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