Light requirements
Homeschooling in Arkansas
One notice by August 15 and that is the whole obligation. No subjects, no records, no testing.
Getting started (notice)
a notice of intent to the superintendent of your local district by August 15 each year, on the state's form. File after the deadline and the public school may impose a five day wait before releasing the student, which the superintendent or the district board can waive.
Required subjects
none set by the state.
Records you must keep
nothing is filed with the state beyond the annual notice.
Testing / evaluation
none required. Testing is voluntary, and the notice form is where you opt into it if you want it.
Parent qualifications
none.
Where Letters & Devotion fits in Arkansas
Whatever Arkansas asks you to keep, keeping it should not be a job. Letters & Devotion logs instructional hours automatically while your child works, tracks mastery per skill as a ready-made portfolio record, and prints a transcript in one click, so notices, portfolios and evaluations start from records that already exist. The curriculum itself covers every core subject, K through 12.
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This is a plain-language summary, not legal advice, and laws change. Last verified 2026-08. Always confirm current requirements with your state before relying on them. Sources:
HSLDA also publishes a plain-language summary of Arkansas's law, at hslda.org/legal/arkansas, and sells a paid legal-defense membership built on top of it. It is an advocacy organization, not a legal authority: its leadership is explicitly Christian, and it lobbies on homeschool legislation, positions a family may or may not share. Read what membership actually costs and covers before joining anything.