Detailed requirements
Homeschooling in North Dakota
A statement of intent every year, standardized tests in four grades, and monitoring by a certified teacher if you have no diploma.
Getting started (notice)
a statement of intent filed every year for each child with the superintendent of your district, or the county superintendent if the district has none. You may begin five days after filing.
Required subjects
the subjects required in North Dakota public schools.
Records you must keep
kept by you, with test results filed as required.
Testing / evaluation
a standardized achievement test in grades 4, 6, 8 and 10, using the test the resident district uses. Score below the 30th percentile and you join a multidisciplinary team to assess for a learning disability and plan remediation. You may opt out of testing on philosophical, moral or religious grounds, filing the opt out with the statement of intent.
Parent qualifications
a parent with a baccalaureate degree, a North Dakota teaching licence, or a qualifying national teacher examination score may opt out of the testing requirement. A parent without a high school diploma or GED must be monitored by a certified teacher for the first two years, extended if the child's composite score falls below the 50th percentile.
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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://www.nd.gov/dpi/familiescommunity/families/home-education
- https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/SAO/Home%20Education/t15-1c23.pdf
HSLDA also publishes a plain-language summary of North Dakota's law, at hslda.org/legal/north-dakota, 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.