How to Start Homeschooling in Kansas

Required hours

1116 hrs/year

School days (either/or)

186 days/year

Required subjects

Your choice

Notice

Required, once

Testing / evaluation

Not required

Recordkeeping

Recommended

Jump to the full Kansas requirements for plain-English detail on each of these.

Step by step

1. 1

   Understand Kansas's homeschool law

   Kansas has moderate homeschool requirements. Families meet either 1116 hours of instruction or 186 school days, and you'll file notice with the state Department of Education.

2. 2

   Withdraw from public school (if enrolled)

   In Kansas, the withdrawal step is tied to a state-level filing. Send a written withdrawal letter to your child's current school and file a notice of intent with the state Department of Education before you begin homeschool instruction. Rather than hand-writing the withdrawal letter, Homeschool Fox produces a pre-formatted PDF ready to send to the district.

3. 3

   File your notice of intent

   Yes, Kansas requires you to file notice of your intent to homeschool. You must notify the state Department of Education. You file it once, when you start, rather than every year.

4. 4

   Plan your subjects

   Kansas does not mandate specific subjects. Families have complete flexibility in designing their curriculum and choosing what to teach.

5. 5

   Set your hours or days target

   Kansas accepts either measure: 1,116 hours of instruction, or 186 school days. Meeting one satisfies the requirement, so pick the one you will actually track and stay with it.

6. 6

   Track your hours and keep records

   Log activities as they happen so hours, attendance, and subject coverage build up automatically. Homeschool Fox lets you log from your phone or by voice and generates a Kansas-specific compliance report when you need it.

Free Kansas printables

Two ready-to-use PDFs for Kansas homeschoolers. No account needed.

Templates, not legal advice. Confirm the current rule with your state or district.

Free tool

Calculate your homeschool pace

Kansas accepts 1116 hours or 186 days. If you are counting hours, enter how far you've come and we'll show you the daily pace to finish on time.

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Kansas

Kansas leaves the records to you. Keep them in one place anyway. No spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Hours toward your 1116-hour goal
• Days attended
• Daily activity logs
• Printable PDF reports
• Progress tracking
• High school transcripts

More Kansas guides

• Kansas Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• Homeschooling High School in Kansas Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• Record Keeping in Kansas What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.
• How to Withdraw From School in Kansas The steps, the letter, and timing to avoid truancy issues.
• Moving to Kansas What to file when you arrive and whether your records transfer.
• Public School Sports in Kansas Whether homeschoolers can play, what it takes, and who to ask.
• Homeschool Hours Required in Kansas The number, what counts toward it, and the pace to hit it.
• Kansas Letter of Intent Who to file with, when it's due, and a free generator.