Your homeschool year, laid out by your state's rules.
See what's due and when, count the days you still need, and read every rule quoted from the law. Free, and your records never leave your browser.
Where do you homeschool?
Your school year
- Pick your state to pin its deadlines
Tools that keep the record for you
Each one does the counting, whether that's school days, hours, credits or grade points. Nothing you type into a tool is uploaded.
Homeschool Attendance Tracker (Days and Hours by State)Log homeschool days and hours, see progress against your state's minimum, and print a signed attendance record. Records stay in your browser.
Homeschool Transcript and GPA CalculatorBuild a one-page homeschool transcript and work out unweighted and weighted GPA by year and overall, with Honors and AP weighting.
Homeschool Year Planner: Find Your Last Day of SchoolPlan a homeschool year: pick a start date, school days and breaks, skip federal holidays, and see your last day and school days per month.
State law guides
Six states in plain English, with every rule quoted from the statute, regulation or education department guide it comes from.
One question, all six states
- Homeschool Days and Hours Rules by State: And, Or, Months or None
- Homeschool Notice Deadlines by State: NY, PA, NC, FL, TX and CO
- What Goes in a Homeschool Portfolio, and Which States Require One
- How Long to Keep Homeschool Records: A Six-State Retention Table
- Homeschool Testing and Evaluation by State: NY, PA, NC, FL, TX and CO
- When Does the Homeschool Year Start and End? By State
| State | What you file | Yearly minimum |
|---|---|---|
| New York | Notice of intent to your district; IHIP to your district | 180 days and 900/990 hours |
| Pennsylvania | Affidavit to your district; Evaluator's certification to your district | 180 days or 900/990 hours |
| North Carolina | Notice of intent window, new schools only | 9 calendar months |
| Florida | Notice of intent, new programs | None |
| Texas | Nothing | None |
| Colorado | Notice of intent, every year | 172 days, 4 hours a day on average |
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