Homeschool Record Keeping in Kentucky

Required hours

1062 hrs/year

School days

170 days/year

Required subjects

8 subjects

Notice

Required

Testing / evaluation

Not required

Recordkeeping

Recommended

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

What to keep in Kentucky

Good records are your best protection if anyone ever questions your homeschool. In Kentucky, keep an organized set: a running log of what you teach and when, samples of your child's work, and any assessment or filing documents the state asks for. Depending on the rules you'll keep some at home and file others, so keep everything organized and dated.

Attendance and hours

Kentucky requires a minimum of 1,062 hours of instruction per school year. This must be spread over at least 170 school days.

Portfolio and work samples

No, Kentucky does not legally require you to maintain a portfolio. However, keeping records of your homeschool activities is still highly recommended for your own reference and for potential college applications or if you ever need to demonstrate educational progress.

How to organize your records

Keep one folder per child per school year: a running activity log, a stack of work samples, any test or evaluation results, and copies of anything you filed. Homeschool Fox does this automatically, logging hours by subject from your phone, tagging core versus non-core, and generating the Kentucky reports and year-end summaries you may need.

Common mistakes in Kentucky

• Assuming the records get submitted

  Kentucky asks you to keep attendance and grades, and it does not ask you to send them anywhere. Have them on hand. That distinction is why families under-keep them for years and then scramble.

What this looks like in Homeschool Fox

Every activity you log rolls into a compliance view for Kentucky, so the records exist before anyone asks for them.

Free Kentucky printables

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

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

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Kentucky

Everything Kentucky expects you to keep, in one place — no spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Hours toward your 1062-hour goal
• Required subjects & core hours
• Daily activity logs
• Attendance records
• Notes & portfolio records
• Printable PDF reports
• High school transcripts
• State-specific progress tracking

More Kentucky guides

• Kentucky Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Kentucky A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Homeschooling High School in Kentucky Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• How to Withdraw From School in Kentucky The steps, the letter, and timing to avoid truancy issues.
• Moving to Kentucky What to file when you arrive and whether your records transfer.
• Public School Sports in Kentucky Whether homeschoolers can play, what it takes, and who to ask.
• Homeschool Hours Required in Kentucky The number, what counts toward it, and the pace to hit it.
• Required Subjects in Kentucky The list, how much time each needs, and proving you taught them.
• Kentucky Letter of Intent Who to file with, when it's due, and a free generator.