Ohio
Homeschooling in Ohio
Our summary below describes the overall picture of homeschooling requirements in the state of Ohio. Additional and more extensive help can be found within our e-book: Ohio Homeschool Legal Workbook: Your Guide to Compliance - Facts & Forms, prepared by HomeSchoolLegal.com.
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| Approach: | Establish a homeschool as a private school |
| Restrictions: | Home teacher must have either (a) a high school diploma; (b) GED high school equivalency test; (c) test scores showing high school equivalence; or (d) work under the supervision of a person with a Bachelors degree until child’s test scores show proficiency or the parent earns their diploma or GED. |
| Reporting: | Submit notice of intent to local superintendent with assurances that all requirements will be followed. |
| Recordkeeping: | Not required, other than to facilitate requirements |
| Requirements: | Subjects required include language, reading, spelling and writing; geography; history of the United States and Ohio; national, state and local government; mathematics; science; health; physical education; fine arts, including music; and first aid, safety and fire protection. Attend a minimum of 900 hours per year. |
| Testing: | Along with subsequent year’s renewal notification, parent must send an academic assessment of the previous school year, consisting of one of the following: (1) a nationally normed standardized achievement test, (2) a written narrative of satisfactory progress prepared by a certified teacher or other agreed upon party; or (3) a mutually agreed upon alternative assessment. |
| Compulsory Attendance: | Applies to children between 6 and 18 years old |
| Source of Law: | Ohio Administrative Code |
| NOTE: | This is not intended to be legal advice and is offered only as an educational service for visitors to www.Home-School-Inc.com and www.HomeSchoolLegal.com. It is not a substitute for competent legal advice. Requirements may change at any time, and interpretations of the law and regulations can differ. Consult a legal services provider and a local homeschooling support group for more specific information. |
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