Georgia vs New York: Homeschool Laws Compared

Georgia and New York sit in the same tier: both require notice and a periodic assessment. They still differ on 7 of the 9 rules compared: notice of intent, hours or days per year, required subjects, testing or evaluation, progress reports, ESA funding, and public school sports access.

Rules compared

9

Differences

7

Same in both

2

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 Georgia to New York

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

1. Notice still applies, but it goes to the local school district in New York rather than the state education department.
2. The annual target changes from 810 hours over 180 days a year in Georgia to 900 hours (990 for grades 7-12) a year in New York.
3. New York's required list adds english, health, music, visual arts, physical education, and library skills and drops reading and language arts compared with Georgia's. Match New York's wording in your records.
4. The assessment rule changes from standardized testing, at specified grade levels in Georgia to parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation), annually in New York.
5. Reports go from once a year in Georgia to four times a year in New York.
6. New York has no ESA program. Georgia's Georgia Promise Scholarship is for Georgia residents, so budget without it.
7. Can homeschoolers play public school sports? In New York the answer is no; in Georgia it was yes, with conditions.

Moving from New York to Georgia

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

1. Notice still applies, but it goes to the state education department in Georgia rather than the local school district.
2. The annual target changes from 900 hours (990 for grades 7-12) a year in New York to 810 hours over 180 days a year in Georgia.
3. Georgia's required list adds reading and language arts and drops english, health, music, visual arts, physical education, and library skills compared with New York's. Match Georgia's wording in your records.
4. The assessment rule changes from parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation), annually in New York to standardized testing, at specified grade levels in Georgia.
5. Reports go from four times a year in New York to once a year in Georgia.
6. Georgia runs Georgia Promise Scholarship. Check whether your family qualifies; New York had no comparable program.
7. Can homeschoolers play public school sports? In Georgia the answer is yes, with conditions; in New York it was no.

What stays the same

Georgia and New York match on the portfolio and compulsory school ages. Your habits on those carry over unchanged.

Do your records transfer?

Neither Georgia nor New York 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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