How to Start Homeschooling in Mississippi

Required hours

No state minimum

Required subjects

Your choice

Notice

Required each year

Testing / evaluation

Not required

Recordkeeping

Recommended

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

Step by step

1. 1

   Understand Mississippi's homeschool law

   Mississippi has light but formal homeschool requirements with no mandated hour or day minimums, and you'll file notice with your county school attendance officer.

2. 2

   Withdraw from public school (if enrolled)

   Moving a child from public school to homeschool in Mississippi starts with a written withdrawal to the current school and a notice of intent to the local district. Together they put the new arrangement on record. Homeschool Fox can draft the withdrawal letter for you. It fills in the student, district, and date fields automatically.

3. 3

   File your notice of intent

   Yes, Mississippi requires you to file notice of your intent to homeschool. You must notify your county school attendance officer. The notice is filed again each school year.

4. 4

   Plan your subjects

   Mississippi 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

   Mississippi does not mandate a specific number of instructional hours. Families have flexibility in determining their own schedule and pace of learning.

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 Mississippi-specific compliance report when you need it.

Free Mississippi printables

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

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

Free tool

Calculate your homeschool pace

Mississippi doesn't set a minimum. If you want a personal target, 900 hours/year is a common one. Enter your end date to see the pace.

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Mississippi

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

• Daily activity logs
• Printable PDF reports
• Progress tracking
• High school transcripts

More Mississippi guides

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