Light requirements
Homeschooling in Kentucky
A short letter to the district in the first two weeks, then attendance and progress records you keep yourself. No testing at all.
Getting started (notice)
a letter to the local board of education, addressed to the superintendent, within the first two weeks of the school year, or within two weeks of withdrawing a child from public school. It gives the names, ages and addresses of the students enrolled.
Required subjects
reading, writing, spelling, grammar, history, mathematics, science and civics, taught in English, across at least 1,062 hours of instruction delivered on no fewer than 170 student attendance days.
Records you must keep
attendance records and scholarship reports, meaning report cards, kept on the same six to nine week cycle your district uses. They stay with you unless the district asks to review them.
Testing / evaluation
none required. Kentucky asks for no standardized testing and no annual evaluation.
Parent qualifications
none.
Where Letters & Devotion fits in Kentucky
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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:
- https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=53714
- https://www.education.ky.gov/comm/newtoKY/Pages/Kentucky-Enrollment-Requirements.aspx
HSLDA also publishes a plain-language summary of Kentucky's law, at hslda.org/legal/kentucky, 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.