What is required to homeschool in Alaska?

Nothing on paper. The compulsory attendance law does not apply to a child educated at home by a parent or legal guardian: no notice, registration, approval, subjects, hours, tests or teacher qualification.

How do I start homeschooling in Alaska?

Withdraw your child from the school if enrolled, choose your materials and begin. If you want an allotment and district support instead, enroll in a district correspondence program, which is public school enrollment with its own plan and conditions.

Does Alaska provide money for homeschooling?

Not for independent homeschooling. A district correspondence program pays an allotment for materials, but that is public school enrollment at home, with a learning plan and the program's conditions, not homeschooling under the exemption.

Are standardized tests required for Alaska homeschoolers?

No. Independent homeschooling has no test, portfolio or evaluation. A correspondence program student takes the public school's assessments.

Can I homeschool kindergarten in Alaska?

Yes. Compulsory attendance runs from 7 to 16, so the early years need no filing; a six-year-old enrolled in first grade may be withdrawn within 60 days and is not subject to the law until seven.

How many instructional hours does Alaska require?

None. Alaska sets no days or hours for a child educated at home by a parent.

2026–2027 Homeschool Laws and Requirements

How to Homeschool in Alaska

Yes, you can homeschool your child in Alaska, and the state asks nothing of you to do it. You do not need a teaching license, a notice, a registration or a state-approved curriculum; you choose your materials, your subjects and your schedule. Alaska's compulsory attendance law simply does not apply to a child being educated at home by a parent or legal guardian.

Updated 9 October 2026 · Sources read 8 October 2026

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The Alaska homeschool quick reference, 2026–2027

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What Alaska homeschool law requires

The whole list for the 2026–2027 school year, from the Alaska Statutes and the Department of Education and Early Development:

Alaska: homeschool requirements at a glance
Requirement	What Alaska asks	Where it says so
Filing	None. The compulsory attendance law does not apply to a child being educated in the child's home by a parent or legal guardian: no notice, registration, approval or renewal.	AS 14.30.010(b)(12)
Subjects, hours, tests, teacher	No required subjects, days, hours, tests, portfolios or teacher qualifications for independent homeschooling, which the department describes as schooling without district affiliation.	AS 14.30.010(b)(12); DEED, Alternative Schooling Options
Leaving a school	Tell the school you are withdrawing so its records are right; nothing is filed anywhere else.	DEED, Alternative Schooling Options
Ages	Compulsory attendance from 7 to 16. A six-year-old enrolled in first grade may be withdrawn within 60 days and is then not subject to the law until seven.	AS 14.30.010(a)
Another route	A district correspondence program is public school enrollment at home, with an allotment, a learning plan and its own conditions. Independent homeschooling has none of them.	DEED, Alternative Schooling Options

DEED: schooling options in Alaska

How to start homeschooling in Alaska

If your child is enrolled in a school, tell the school you are withdrawing, so its records are right. Nothing is filed with the state or the district for independent homeschooling.
Decide between independent homeschooling, which the law leaves entirely to you, and a district correspondence program, which is public school enrollment at home with an allotment, a learning plan and its own conditions.
Choose your materials. Alaska names no subjects and approves no curriculum; Faith Schooling's reading, language arts and mathematics programs give the year a sequence, and science, social studies and health are yours to add.
Plan the year. Alaska counts no days or hours; the free Homeschool Rhythm Builder turns your week into a printable plan.
Keep your own records. The state asks for none, but a dated stack of finished work is the record a school will want if your child ever enrolls.

How Faith Schooling covers Alaska's requirements

Alaska sets no days or hours. A year of 36 weeks with four or five mornings a week is the common shape, and it is yours to set.

Alaska asks nothing, which means the shape of the year is entirely yours. Faith Schooling gives it one: a sequenced reading, language arts and mathematics textbook for every grade from Kindergarten to Grade 5, with teaching guides, so a family that files nothing and reports to no one still teaches in order and knows what comes next.

Alaska asks you to keep no records. Keep them anyway: the dated, finished pages of each program are your own record of the year, and they answer any question a school ever asks when a child moves between home and classroom.

Reading: Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency K–5 reading textbooks in four quarterly volumes a year, with complete teaching guides
Language arts and writing: Grammar Garden K–5 language and writing coursebooks, four a year, with Preceptor Guides
Mathematics: Building Number Sense K–5 mathematics textbooks; Kindergarten to Grade 2 add practice workbooks and teaching guides
Everything else: Your choice Alaska names no subjects; science, social studies, health and the arts are yours to choose
Bible: The Apostolic Academy not something Alaska requires; free: Scripture memory, Bible study and printables for the family

The curriculum map Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency Grammar Garden Building Number Sense HARVEST placement Homeschool Rhythm Builder

What Alaska does not require, and you should still do

Place your child. Alaska tests no homeschooled child; HARVEST, the free placement check, names the grade and quarter to start in reading and math, in an afternoon, at home.
Plan the year. The Homeschool Rhythm Builder turns your week into a printable plan; with no calendar required, a plan is what keeps the dark months from swallowing the reading.
Keep a record. Nobody in Alaska will ask for one, and a dated stack of finished pages is still the transcript your child will need for a school, a program or a college later.

HARVEST free placement Homeschool Rhythm Builder The Apostolic Academy

Common questions

What is required to homeschool in Alaska?: Nothing on paper. The compulsory attendance law does not apply to a child educated at home by a parent or legal guardian: no notice, registration, approval, subjects, hours, tests or teacher qualification.
How do I start homeschooling in Alaska?: Withdraw your child from the school if enrolled, choose your materials and begin. If you want an allotment and district support instead, enroll in a district correspondence program, which is public school enrollment with its own plan and conditions.
Does Alaska provide money for homeschooling?: Not for independent homeschooling. A district correspondence program pays an allotment for materials, but that is public school enrollment at home, with a learning plan and the program's conditions, not homeschooling under the exemption.
Are standardized tests required for Alaska homeschoolers?: No. Independent homeschooling has no test, portfolio or evaluation. A correspondence program student takes the public school's assessments.
Can I homeschool kindergarten in Alaska?: Yes. Compulsory attendance runs from 7 to 16, so the early years need no filing; a six-year-old enrolled in first grade may be withdrawn within 60 days and is not subject to the law until seven.
How many instructional hours does Alaska require?: None. Alaska sets no days or hours for a child educated at home by a parent.

Official Alaska homeschool resources

Read from the state's own pages for the 2026–2027 school year on the date shown. The Alaska Statutes and the Department of Education and Early Development are the final word; this page is a plain-language guide, not legal advice.

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