2026–2027 Homeschool Laws and Requirements
How to Homeschool in Nevada
Yes, you can homeschool your child in Nevada. You do not need a teaching license or an approved curriculum; you write your own education plan, and you choose your books, your methods and your calendar. Nevada asks for one thing: a notice of intent to homeschool, filed once with your school district, which must acknowledge it and may ask for nothing more.
Updated 9 October 2026 · Sources read 8 October 2026
Free printable guide
The Nevada homeschool quick reference, 2026–2027
One page to keep: what Nevada requires, the dates, and the official links, checked for the 2026–2027 school year. Open it here first, then download it.
What Nevada homeschool law requires
The whole list for the 2026–2027 school year, from Nevada Revised Statutes chapters 388D and 392 and the Department of Education:
| Requirement | What Nevada asks | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of intent | Filed with the superintendent of the school district you live in before you begin: within 10 days of withdrawing a child from a public school, or within 30 days of becoming a Nevada resident. It carries your child's full name, age and gender, your name and address, your signed statement that you take responsibility for your child's education, the name of the last school if any, and your educational plan. The district must accept it and give you a written acknowledgment, which is your proof of compliance with the attendance law; it may not ask for anything else. | NRS 388D.020 and 388D.050; NDE, Nevada Homeschooling |
| Your educational plan | Covers English (reading, composition and writing), mathematics, science and social studies (history, geography, economics and government). It may be a plan you wrote yourself, and the law does not require every subject to be taught every year. | NRS 388D.020 |
| File once | No yearly renewal; a new notice is due only within 30 days of a change of your child's name or your address, or of a move to another district. | NRS 388D.020 |
| Tests, hours, teacher | No test, no portfolio, no reports, no days or hours, no teacher qualification and no curriculum approval. The state issues no diploma for a homeschool; you issue your own. | NRS ch. 388D; NDE |
| Ages | Compulsory attendance from 6 to 18, and a child with a filed notice is excused from it. | NRS 392.040 and 392.070 |
NDE: Nevada homeschooling (the notice form and district contacts) NRS 388D.020: the notice of intent
How to start homeschooling in Nevada
- Write the notice of intent: your child's full name, age and gender, your name and address, your signed statement that you take responsibility for your child's education, the name of the last school if any, and your educational plan.
- File it with the superintendent of the school district you live in before you begin: within 10 days of withdrawing a child from a public school, or within 30 days of becoming a Nevada resident. The district must accept it and give you a written acknowledgment, your proof of compliance with the attendance law; it may not ask for anything else.
- Write the educational plan to cover English (reading, composition and writing), mathematics, science and social studies (history, geography, economics and government). It may be a plan you wrote yourself; Faith Schooling's reading, language arts and mathematics programs publish a scope and sequence that fills the first two subjects.
- Plan the year. Nevada counts no days or hours; the free Homeschool Rhythm Builder turns your week into a printable plan, a page your notice can carry.
- Keep the acknowledgment and a dated stack of finished work. File a new notice only within 30 days of a change of your child's name or your address, or of a move to another district.
How Faith Schooling covers Nevada's requirements
Nevada 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.
Nevada's notice carries your own educational plan, and two of the four areas it names are ours in full: English, which the statute spells out as reading, composition and writing, is Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency and Grammar Garden; mathematics is Building Number Sense; each a sequenced textbook with a printed scope and a teaching guide for every grade from Kindergarten to Grade 5, so the plan you attach can name the books. Science and social studies are yours to choose.
Nevada 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.
- English (reading, composition and writing)
- Phonics, Decoding, and Early Fluency K–5 reading textbooks in four quarterly volumes a year, with complete teaching guides
- Mathematics
- Building Number Sense K–5 mathematics textbooks; Kindergarten to Grade 2 add practice workbooks and teaching guides
- Science and social studies (history, geography, economics and government)
- Your choice Faith Schooling does not publish these subjects; choose what fits your family
- Bible
- The Apostolic Academy not something Nevada 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 Nevada does not require, and you should still do
- Place your child. Nevada tests no homeschooled child; HARVEST, the free placement check, names the grade and quarter to start in reading and math.
- Plan the year. Nevada counts no days or hours; the Homeschool Rhythm Builder turns your week into a printable plan, and the plan is a page your notice can carry.
- Keep the acknowledgment and the pages. The district's written acknowledgment is your proof of compliance; a dated stack of finished work is the record a school will want if your child ever enrolls.
HARVEST free placement Homeschool Rhythm Builder The Apostolic Academy
Common questions
- What is required to homeschool in Nevada?
- One notice of intent to your district superintendent before you begin, with an educational plan covering English, mathematics, science and social studies. No yearly renewal, test, portfolio, reports, hours, teacher qualification or curriculum approval.
- How do I start homeschooling in Nevada?
- Write the notice and the plan, file them with the district superintendent (within 10 days of withdrawing, or 30 days of moving in), and keep the written acknowledgment the district must give you.
- Do I file every year in Nevada?
- No. The notice is filed once; a new one is due only within 30 days of a change of your child's name or your address, or of a move to another district.
- Are standardized tests required for Nevada homeschoolers?
- No. Nevada requires no test, portfolio or report.
- How many instructional hours does Nevada require?
- None. The law sets no days or hours.
- Can I homeschool kindergarten in Nevada?
- Yes. Compulsory attendance runs from 6 to 18, and a child with a filed notice is excused from it; a younger child needs no notice.
Official Nevada homeschool resources
Read from the state's own pages for the 2026–2027 school year on the date shown. The Nevada Revised Statutes and the Department of Education are the final word; this page is a plain-language guide, not legal advice.
- NRS 388D.020 and 388D.050 — the notice of intent: when, what it carries, the district's acknowledgment and its limits, the refiling rule; the educational plan's four subjects — checked 2026-10-08
- NRS 392.040 and 392.070 — compulsory attendance from age 6 to 18, and the excuse for a child whose parent has filed a notice of intent to homeschool — checked 2026-10-08
- Nevada Department of Education — Nevada Homeschooling: the notice of intent form and the school district homeschool contacts — checked 2026-10-08