Missouri homeschool laws

Missouri does not require homeschool families to register or notify the state. Parents must offer at least 1,000 hours of instruction each school year (600 of them in core subjects) and keep a plan book or log, a portfolio of work samples, and a record of evaluations.

Expect a one-time or yearly notice. Some states in this group also ask for testing or records; see below.

No fixed yearly filing date is listed for Missouri. The summary above explains when, or whether, a notice is due.

• Reading
• Mathematics
• Social studies
• Language arts
• Science

• Each school year: 1,000 hoursAt least 600 hours in core subjects (Reading, Language arts, Mathematics, Social studies, Science).At least 400 of the 600 core hours must happen at your regular home school location. The hour rule does not apply to students 16 or older.

Parents must offer at least 1,000 hours of instruction each school year (600 of them in core subjects) and keep a plan book or log, a portfolio of work samples, and a record of evaluations.

• A plan book, diary, or other written record of subjects taught and activities.
• A portfolio of samples of the child's academic work.
• A record of evaluations of the child's academic progress.

Not yet. HomeStudyPath does not have a pre-filled filing draft for Missouri, but it can still remind you of any deadlines listed above.

• Missouri state education agency (opens in a new tab)
• RSMo § 167.012 (home school definition, records, and hours) (opens in a new tab)
• RSMo § 167.031 (compulsory attendance, school year) (opens in a new tab)

Independent summary: HSLDA's Missouri page (opens in a new tab)