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Notice to the district: A homeschool is a private school (KRS 159.030). Send a letter of intent to the superintendent of your local board of education within the first two weeks of the school year, or within two weeks of withdrawing from public school, with each child's name and age and your home address (KRS 159.160; KDE packet, May 2026). Send it again every year. The district must accept it, and there is no approval, fee or business registration.
Records and school term: Keep attendance and scholarship reports (KRS 159.040). KDE lets you keep attendance on paper or digitally, and says scholarship reports should list the courses completed and the grade given. Records are open to inspection by the district's Director of Pupil Personnel and KDE. KDE says there is no minimum school term for a non-certified homeschool but recommends 1,062 hours over at least 170 days. We found no state testing requirement.
Compulsory school age: KRS 159.010 sets attendance from age 6 to 16 and lets districts raise it to 18; once 55% of districts did, all districts had to. KDE's enrollment page says children must attend between the ages of 6 and 18. KDE's homeschool packet says to send your notice if your child is 6 by August 1.
School choice status: As of October 2026, Kentucky has no ESA, voucher, state tax-credit scholarship or state education tax credit for K–12 families. The 2021 Education Opportunity Account program (HB 563) was struck down by the Kentucky Supreme Court on December 15, 2022. Voters rejected Amendment 2 on November 5, 2024 (64.8% no). On February 19, 2026 the Court also struck down the 2022 charter school funding law (HB 9). Kentucky has opted into the federal scholarship tax credit: the General Assembly overrode Governor Beshear's veto of HB 1 on March 16–17, 2026.
Federal scholarship tax credit (from 2027): Kentucky is on the IRS list of states taking part for 2027 (as of October 22, 2026). Starting January 1, 2027, an individual may claim a federal credit of up to
,700 ($3,400 if filing jointly) for cash gifts to a listed scholarship granting organization (SGO). The Secretary of State collects SGO declarations and must send Kentucky's list to the U.S. Treasury by January 1, 2027 (KRS 14.125). Sixteen organizations had filed declarations as of October 12, 2026.
Dual credit and college aid: The Dual Credit Scholarship covers Kentucky homeschool students in grades 11 and 12: one general education dual credit class for 2026–27, at up to $99 per credit hour, with a separate homeschool application (KHEAA). KEES: homeschool graduates earn an award based only on their highest ACT or SAT score, not on high school GPA. CAP grants and the Kentucky Tuition Grant are need-based and use the FAFSA.
Homeschool status: No state program pays for homeschool costs, and KDE gives homeschool families no financial help. Homeschool students can't play KHSAA high school sports for a public school unless enrolled there full time. What homeschool families can use: the Dual Credit Scholarship, KEES ACT/SAT awards, district special education evaluations (child find), and possibly federal tax credit scholarships from 2027, depending on federal rules and each SGO.

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Coming up in Kentucky

Mon, Nov 9, 2026 · 4-H Teen/Middle Club (Marshall County)
Benton · Marshall County Extension Office, 2081 Mayfield Hwy
Club for 6th–12th graders (5:30–7 p.m. CST) focused on leadership, community service and trips to meet teens across Kentucky.
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 4-H Writers & Storytellers Club (Boone County)
Florence · Boone County Extension, 7111 Dixie Highway
Monthly creative and technical writing club (4:30–5:30 p.m.); in November members learn to write short stories. Materials provided.
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · Observatory Night at Hardin Planetarium (WKU)
Bowling Green · Hardin Planetarium, Western Kentucky University · Free
After the 7 p.m. planetarium show, guests look at the night sky through telescopes outside the planetarium at 8 p.m. CT, weather permitting.
Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · Diploma Program & College Intro Meetings
Louisville · Highlands Latin Cottage School, 10901 Shelbyville Road
The page lists Diploma Program & College Intro Meetings from 6:30 to 8:00 PM on November 10.
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · Homeschool Adventures: Veterans Day (Daviess County Public Library)
Owensboro · Daviess County Public Library, 2020 Frederica Street
Part of a 12-week America 250 series (Wednesdays, 1–2 p.m.): learn about the first Veterans Day and other traditions that honor veterans, and make a craft. Families can invite a veteran to be recognized.
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · Veterans Day at the Kentucky Military History Museum
Frankfort · Kentucky Military History Museum, 125 E. Main Street · Free for active military, veterans and immediate family (with ID); general admission for others
Highlights tours (10 a.m.–5 p.m.) about Kentuckians who served in the U.S. armed forces.
Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · Homeschool Connect
Shepherdsville · Central Library, Meeting Room 1
A fun, casual drop-in hangout for homeschooling parents and their kids, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, with activities for students of different ages and interests.
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 4-H Bee Club (Breathitt County)
Jackson · Breathitt County Extension Office, 1155 Main Street
New 4-H program (4–5 p.m.) introducing youth to bees and beekeeping, from hive care to extracting honey.
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 4-H Homeschool Club (Iroquois Library, Louisville)
Louisville · Iroquois Library, 601 W Woodlawn Ave
Jefferson County 4-H homeschool club on leadership, community service and general 4-H; second Thursday of each month, 1:30–2:30 p.m., through April 2027.
Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · Arts, Crafts & Photo Workshop (Letcher County 4-H)
Whitesburg · Letcher County Extension Office, 478 Extension Dr
Letcher County Extension arts, crafts and photography workshop, 3:45–5 p.m.; registration by phone with the Extension office.

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Kentucky homeschool & school choice news

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