Florida vs Maryland: Homeschool Laws Compared

Florida and Maryland sit in the same tier: both require notice and a periodic assessment. They still differ on 5 of the 9 rules compared: required subjects, testing or evaluation, progress reports, compulsory school ages, and ESA funding.

Rules compared

9

Differences

5

Same in both

4

The rules, side by side

Rows where the two states differ are marked. Tap a state name for its full guide, deadlines, and sources.

Figures are the same verified compliance data shown on each state's page. Requirements change; confirm with your state before you rely on one.

Moving from Florida to Maryland

Once you are a Maryland resident you homeschool under Maryland's rules. These are the ones that change.

1. Maryland names 8 required subjects (english, math, science, social studies, art, music, health, physical education). Tag activities to them so a gap shows before the year ends.
2. The assessment rule changes from parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation), annually in Florida to portfolio review, annually in Maryland.
3. Reports go from once a year in Florida to on request in Maryland.
4. Compulsory school ages are 5-18 in Maryland against 6-16 in Florida, so check whether your youngest or oldest is now inside or outside the rule.
5. Maryland has no ESA program. Florida's Florida Tax Credit Scholarship: Personalized Education Program (FTC-PEP) is for Florida residents, so budget without it.

Moving from Maryland to Florida

Once you are a Florida resident you homeschool under Florida's rules. These are the ones that change.

1. Florida names no required subjects. Maryland's list is still a sensible course plan; it stops being a legal one.
2. The assessment rule changes from portfolio review, annually in Maryland to parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation), annually in Florida.
3. Reports go from on request in Maryland to once a year in Florida.
4. Compulsory school ages are 6-16 in Florida against 5-18 in Maryland, so check whether your youngest or oldest is now inside or outside the rule.
5. Florida runs Florida Tax Credit Scholarship: Personalized Education Program (FTC-PEP). Check whether your family qualifies; Maryland had no comparable program.

What stays the same

Florida and Maryland match on notice of intent, hours or days per year, the portfolio, and public school sports access. Your habits on those carry over unchanged.

Do your records transfer?

Neither Florida nor Maryland takes homeschool records from another state, and there is no transfer process between them. You keep your own: the hours or attendance log, work samples, and any grades or transcripts. Those are what the new state, and later a college, may ask to see. Homeschool Fox keeps them in one account that moves with your family.

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