All 50 states
How to withdraw from public school to homeschool
Every state page shows what to file before your child’s last day, a withdrawal letter you can fill in and print, the records to ask for, and how to set up your first two weeks at home.
Checked November 2026. A summary, not legal advice: each state page links its source.
| State | First step before withdrawing |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Pick a legal option |
| Alaska | No notice: send the letter |
| Arizona | File the one-time notice |
| Arkansas | File the yearly notice |
| California | File the yearly notice |
| Colorado | File the yearly notice |
| Connecticut | No notice: send the letter |
| Delaware | File the yearly notice |
| Florida | File the one-time notice |
| Georgia | File the yearly notice |
| Hawaii | File the yearly notice |
| Idaho | No notice: send the letter |
| Illinois | No notice: send the letter |
| Indiana | No notice: send the letter |
| Iowa | Pick a legal option |
| Kansas | File the one-time notice |
| Kentucky | File the yearly notice |
| Louisiana | File the yearly notice |
| Maine | File the yearly notice |
| Maryland | File the yearly notice |
| Massachusetts | Get the district to approve your plan |
| Michigan | No notice: send the letter |
| Minnesota | File the yearly notice |
| Mississippi | File the yearly notice |
| Missouri | No notice: send the letter |
| Montana | File the yearly notice |
| Nebraska | File the yearly notice |
| Nevada | File the one-time notice |
| New Hampshire | No notice: send the letter |
| New Jersey | No notice: send the letter |
| New Mexico | File the yearly notice |
| New York | File the yearly notice |
| North Carolina | File the one-time notice |
| North Dakota | File the yearly notice |
| Ohio | File the yearly notice |
| Oklahoma | No notice: send the letter |
| Oregon | File the one-time notice |
| Pennsylvania | File the yearly notice |
| Rhode Island | Get the district to approve your plan |
| South Carolina | Pick a legal option |
| South Dakota | File the one-time notice |
| Tennessee | Pick a legal option |
| Texas | No notice: send the letter |
| Utah | File the one-time notice |
| Vermont | File the yearly notice |
| Virginia | File the yearly notice |
| Washington | File the yearly notice |
| West Virginia | Pick a legal option |
| Wisconsin | File the yearly notice |
| Wyoming | No notice: send the letter |
Already homeschooling and want the yearly rules? See homeschool laws by state.