Homeschooling in Kansas

K.S.A. 72-3120 generally covers children ages seven through seventeen who have not earned a diploma or equivalent. A child enrolled prior to age seven is covered while enrolled but may be withdrawn by a parent until age seven or re-enrollment. Specific statutory exceptions apply to sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds.

Parents must register the school name, address, and records custodian through KSDE's online NAPS system. KSDE specifies registering once, updating changed information, and marking closed schools inactive; there is no registration fee or approval review.

Notify the previous school when transferring to a NAPS and retain written proof of the notification.

Courses must be taught by competent instructors. NAPS teachers do not need a Kansas teaching license.

Instructional time must be substantially equivalent to the local public-school term. The KSDE benchmark for grades 1–11 is 186 days of at least six hours or 1,116 hours annually; families should obtain guidance for kindergarten, seniors, or unusual schedules.

Families acquire their own educational materials. State curricular standards may be used to guide instructional planning.

Families should keep attendance, learning plans, work samples, progress evaluations, and, for high school students, course descriptions and transcripts as practical continuity safeguards.

The cited NAPS guidance does not prescribe an annual statewide homeschool testing submission. However, receiving accredited schools may test students and decline transferred credits.