Kansas is low-regulation: homeschools register once as non-accredited private schools (just a name and address), with no testing, no reporting, and no curriculum oversight.
Homeschooling is legal and simple in Kansas. Your homeschool operates as a non-accredited private school, and the only state interaction is a one-time registration of the school's name and official custodian address with the Kansas State Department of Education. There is no fee, no renewal, no approval — it is a listing, not a license.
After registering, Kansas expects instruction by a competent instructor for a period substantially equivalent to public school, but it does not test students, audit curriculum, or collect reports. In practice, parents run their program however works best for their kids.
Register your non-accredited private school once with the Kansas State Department of Education — essentially the school name you choose and your address. It is not renewed annually and the state does not approve or inspect the school.
Instruction should be provided by a competent instructor (parents qualify; no certification is required in practice) for a school term substantially equivalent to public schools. Keep your own attendance calendar as evidence of a real program.
Kansas mandates no subject list, no testing, and no reporting for non-accredited private schools. Planning around language arts, math, science, and social studies keeps your program equivalent in substance and your records transcript-ready.
Pick a name for your homeschool and register it once as a non-accredited private school with the Kansas State Department of Education.
Withdraw your child from their current school in writing if enrolled.
Plan a school term substantially equivalent to the public school year and start an attendance calendar.
Keep light records per child: materials used, subjects covered, and periodic work samples.
Choose a curriculum that covers the core subjects and records daily progress for you, making 'substantially equivalent' easy to demonstrate if ever asked.
Whatever Kansas asks for — attendance, subject coverage, progress evidence, transcripts — Cullinan Academy tracks it automatically as your kids learn: verified mastery records, time-on-task, printable transcripts with GPA, and state report templates. No spreadsheet required.
No. The non-accredited private school registration is a one-time filing. Update it if your address or custodian changes.
No. Kansas requires no standardized testing, evaluations, or score reporting for non-accredited private schools.
No certification is required. The law's 'competent instructor' language has in practice always included parents.
A term substantially equivalent to public schools. Keep an attendance calendar; nothing is submitted, but the record protects you.
Your school issues its own diploma and transcript. Kansas homeschool graduates regularly attend the state's universities and community colleges.
This page is general information, not legal advice. Homeschool law changes, and districts sometimes apply it differently. Verify current requirements with your state's department of education or a local homeschool association before filing anything. Content last reviewed 2026-07.