Montana homeschool requirements
Track your Montana homeschool requirements without spreadsheets
Homeschool Fox helps you understand Montana's requirements, log activities, track progress, and generate records when you need them.
Montana at a glance
Verified June 2026- Required hours
- 720 hrs/year
- Required subjects
- 7 subjects
- Notice
- Required
- Testing / evaluation
- Not required
- Recordkeeping
- Recommended
Jump to the full Montana requirements for plain-English detail on each of these.
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What Homeschool Fox tracks for Montana
Everything Montana expects you to keep, in one place — no spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.
- Hours toward your 720-hour goal
- Required subjects & core hours
- Daily activity logs
- Attendance records
- Notes & portfolio records
- Printable PDF reports
- High school transcripts
- State-specific progress tracking
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- Reading 45 min
- Math 30 min
- History / Social Studies 20 min
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Your Montana requirements, in plain English
Tap any item for the details.
Notice requirements
Required
Required hours
720 hrs/yr
Required subjects
7 subjects
Testing / evaluation
Not required
Recordkeeping & portfolio
Recommended
Withdrawing from public school
Letter + notice
Full guide
Homeschooling in Montana: the complete guide
If you're homeschooling in Montana, you're working inside a moderately regulated framework with enough structure to keep the state informed but plenty of room to build a family-shaped program. Compulsory attendance in Montana covers children ages 7-16, which means a homeschool program needs to be in place for any child in that range.
A Montana homeschool year is defined by a single headline number: 720 hours of instruction. Whether those hours happen at the kitchen table, in a co-op, on a nature walk, or through a structured curriculum is entirely up to the family.
Notice filing is the gateway for Montana homeschool families: a short document submitted to your local school district sets the record straight for the year ahead. Most districts accept a straightforward letter listing each student, their grade level, and a brief statement of intent.
The required subjects in Montana (english language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, health, arts, and career education) form the backbone of each year's plan, with real freedom in how deeply or creatively each is taught. Homeschool Fox was built to make the bookkeeping side of Montana homeschooling invisible. Log the day in plain English or by voice, and the hours, attendance, and subject coverage roll up automatically into the reports families need at evaluation time or the end of the year.
Notice requirements
Notice is required
You must notify your local school district of your intent to homeschool.
Need a head start? Use the free Notice of Intent generator to draft a Montana-ready letter.
Deeper guides: how to write a notice of intent to homeschool covers the language admins look for, and when and where to file your notice of intent covers state-by-state deadlines and recipients.
Generate your notice of intentWithdrawing from public school
Montana requires annual notification to the county superintendent each school year (July 1 to June 30). For a child leaving public school, file the notice and notify the current school so attendance reflects the change. Keep a copy, and maintain attendance and immunization records.
For the play-by-play, how to withdraw your child from public school walks through the conversation, the timing, and the paperwork. What to send the district when you pull your child covers exactly what the letter should and shouldn't say.
Assessment requirements
Assessment not required
Montana does not require standardized testing or formal assessment.
Portfolio & records
Portfolio not required
While Montana doesn't mandate a portfolio, keeping records is still recommended.
Required subjects
Montana requires instruction in the following subjects.
Looking for curriculum?
Browse our curriculum directory to find the right fit for your family, then track your hours with Homeschool Fox to stay compliant with Montana's requirements.
Additional notes
Annual notification to county superintendent required each school fiscal year (July 1-June 30). 720 hours required for grades 1-3; 1,080 hours required for grades 4-12. Must maintain attendance and immunization records.
Frequently asked questions
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Nearby states
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Free Montana printables
Two ready-to-use PDFs for Montana homeschoolers. No account needed.
Templates, not legal advice. Confirm the current rule with your state or district.
Reviewed and sourced
Last verified: June 2026. We review Montana's requirements against official sources and update this page when the rules change.
Sources
Homeschool Fox is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. We turn public homeschool requirements into practical tracking tools for families. Always confirm details with your state or a qualified advisor.
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