Light requirements
Homeschooling in Kansas
Register once as a non accredited private school, teach roughly a public school year, and that is it.
Getting started (notice)
register your homeschool with the State Department of Education as a non accredited private school, giving its name and address. It is a registration, not an application, and nobody approves it.
Required subjects
none prescribed. Instruction must be planned and scheduled, and run about the same period as the public schools, which is usually 186 days.
Records you must keep
none filed with the state.
Testing / evaluation
none required.
Parent qualifications
the instructor must be competent. Kansas does not define that as a credential.
Where Letters & Devotion fits in Kansas
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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 Kansas's law, at hslda.org/legal/kansas, 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.