Anchor Homeschooling in Kentucky
low regulation
What Kentucky requires
- Notice to authorities: Yes. Notify local superintendent in writing within the first two weeks of the start of the school year, annually. Provide 1,062 hours of instruction over at least 170 school days.
- Instructional days: 170 per year
- Instructional hours: 1062 per year
- Portfolio: Not required.
- Standardized testing: Not required.
- Annual evaluator: Not required.
- Quarterly reports: Not required.
- Records to keep: attendance, scholarship
How to start homeschooling in Kentucky
- File your notice with the state. Send a letter of intent to your local superintendent within 2 weeks of the school year starting. Provide 1,062 hours over 170 days. Keep attendance and scholarship (report card) records. File online with the state →
- Plan your school year. Kentucky expects 170 instructional days and 1062 hours — set your calendar before you start so the count takes care of itself.
- Keep records from your first day. Attendance, samples of work, and any test or evaluation results — every requirement above is answered from these three, and they're painless to keep daily and miserable to reconstruct in May.
How Anchor helps
Anchor logs every day automatically when you make an activity entry. It builds the portfolio your state expects, generates the attendance PDF, and reminds you about evaluations before they're due.
Common questions about homeschooling in Kentucky
Do I have to notify anyone to homeschool in Kentucky?
Yes. Kentucky requires notice to the authorities before you begin home education. Notify local superintendent in writing within the first two weeks of the start of the school year, annually. Provide 1,062 hours of instruction over at least 170 school days.
How many days or hours of school does Kentucky require?
Kentucky requires 170 instructional days and 1062 hours per year. Anchor counts each day for you as you log activities, and shows how many you have left.
Does Kentucky require a portfolio or standardized testing?
No. Kentucky does not require a portfolio or standardized testing for homeschoolers.
Does Kentucky require an annual evaluation?
No. Kentucky does not require an annual evaluator review.
What records should I keep to homeschool in Kentucky?
Keep attendance for every school day, samples of your student's work, and any test or evaluation results Kentucky asks for. Homeschool Anchor builds all three from your daily logs and turns this state's rules into dated checkpoints, so nothing is reconstructed at the deadline.
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Sources: HSLDA — Kentucky · Kentucky Department of Education · last verified 2026-08-08 · Always verify with your state homeschool association before relying on this.