Home Education

Home education is an option for families who want to take the responsibility for and actively participate in their child’s education. Families desiring to educate their children at home should notifying their local school district superintendent as outlined in Ohio law.  Once requirements are met, students are excused from compulsory attendance. 

Families can join a co-op or support group to complement their home education, which allows them to connect socially with other homeschooling families and share teaching responsibilities and materials. No funding is available for homeschooling, but families have access to several types of state-funded resources.

Note: Students enrolled in online schools are not considered as being home educated.  Tuition-free, online schools are public community (charter) schools. Families that pay tuition to enroll their child in an out of state online school are also not considered to be home educated and must register their child with their district as being enrolled in an out of state school.

Getting Started

Once families make the decision to pursue home education, they should contact the superintendent of the school district in which they reside and provide notice of their intent to educate their child at home. (Districts may have a specific notification form they suggest you use.)

When choosing homeschool, parents agree to:

• Provide instruction in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, History, Government, and Social Studies, and
• Notify the superintendent each year (parents may use the Recommended Notification Form)

Additional Resources

Ohio Department of Education Homeschooling Information

Ohio Department of Education Homeschooling Frequently Asked Questions

District Superintendent’s Responsibilities

Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)

Christian Home Educators of Ohio

Ohio Revised Code 3321.04 – Compulsory Attendance Statute

Ohio Administrative Code – Home Schooling Regulations