Homeschool laws in Texas
Checked Oct 11, 2026 against 4 sources · General information, not legal advice.
Your Texas to-do
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What Texas asks
Texas treats a home school as a private school, so you do not register with the state and there are no required days, hours, tests, records or teacher qualifications. Your curriculum should cover reading, spelling, grammar, math and good citizenship, and if your child is enrolled in a school you withdraw them in writing (the district may ask for a one-time letter of assurance).
School age: Ages 6–18. From age 6 until the 19th birthday (ages 6 through 18). A child under 6 who was already enrolled in first grade, or who is enrolled in pre-K or kindergarten, must also attend.
Home school (private school)
Tex. Educ. Code § 25.086(a)(1); § 1.010 · Level 1: Very light
- Notice: none required
- Time: no set days or hours
- Subjects: reading, spelling, grammar, math, good citizenship
- Assessment: none required
- Records: none required by the law
All the details
- Notice
- No notice to file
- Time
- No set number of days or hours
- Subjects
- reading
- spelling
- grammar
- math
- good citizenship
- Assessment
- No assessment required
- Portfolio
- Not required
- Reports
- No reports to send
- Records to keep
- No records required by the law
- Teacher
- No qualification required
How Homepen helps
Homepen counts your days and hours as you tick lessons, and makes: Attendance & hours report, Report card.
Sources
- Texas Education Code ch. 25 (§ 25.085 Compulsory school attendance; § 25.086 Exemptions) · Statute · checked Oct 11, 2026
- Texas Education Code § 1.010 Prohibition on regulation of home schools (added by H.B. 2674, 2025) · Statute · checked Oct 11, 2026
- TEA To-the-Administrator letter: Home Schools · State education agency · checked Oct 11, 2026
- TEA General Frequently Asked Questions (home schooling) · State education agency · checked Oct 11, 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 Texas Education Agency.
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