Nevada Homeschool Requirements Checklist
Everything you need to do to homeschool legally in Nevada, based on NRS 392.070; NRS 388D.020. Nevada is classified as Low regulation.
This is the general checklist for Home Education Notification, the most common of Nevada's 2 pathways. Our free wizard customizes this for your family, including grade, pathway, enrollment status, and IEP.
Your compliance checklist
Do first
File your Notice of Intent
Submit to superintendent of the local school district. Deadline: Within 10 days of withdrawing from public school, or within 30 days of establishing residency in Nevada.
Deadline: Within 10 days of withdrawing from public school, or within 30 days of establishing residency in Nevada
More details
Notice must include child's name, age, gender, parent/guardian name and address, signed statement assuming full responsibility for education, and an educational plan covering English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Filing constitutes compliance; no approval or permission is needed. Annual renewal requirement was removed — notice is one-time only.
Send a withdrawal letter
If your child is currently enrolled in school, send a withdrawal letter to superintendent of the local school district and the school the child is currently attending.
Deadline: Before you start (if enrolled)
More details
File the written notice of intent with the superintendent and notify the child's current school. Request copies of the child's educational records. The school district cannot refuse the withdrawal.
Ongoing
Required subjects
English (reading, composition, writing), mathematics, science, social studies (history, geography, economics, government/civics)
More details
No requirement to use state-approved textbooks or curricula, follow specific scope and sequence, or submit curriculum for review.
Good news
No instructional time minimums
No minimum hours or days of instruction required.
No testing or assessment required
No standardized testing or assessments required under this pathway.
Filing requirements
- What to file
- simple notice
- Send to
- superintendent of the local school district
- Deadline
- Within 10 days of withdrawing from public school, or within 30 days of establishing residency in Nevada
- How often
- one time
Notice must include child's name, age, gender, parent/guardian name and address, signed statement assuming full responsibility for education, and an educational plan covering English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Filing constitutes compliance; no approval or permission is needed. Annual renewal requirement was removed — notice is one-time only.
NRS 392.070 (written notice of intent to home school)
Ongoing requirements
Required subjects
- ✓English (reading, composition, writing)
- ✓mathematics
- ✓science
- ✓social studies (history, geography, economics, government/civics)
No requirement to use state-approved textbooks or curricula, follow specific scope and sequence, or submit curriculum for review.
NRS 392.070 (educational plan covering required subjects)
What you don't need to worry about
No instructional time minimums
No minimum hours or days of instruction required.
No testing or assessment required
No standardized testing or assessments required under this pathway.
Other ways to homeschool in Nevada
This checklist covers Home Education Notification, the most common pathway. Nevada offers 2 different ways to homeschool, each with different requirements:
- •Home Education Notification(this checklist) : You file a one-time written notice of intent with your local school district superintendent that includes a basic educational plan covering four core subjects. No testing, no annual renewal, no recordkeeping, and no ongoing reporting. Once filed, Nevada requires nothing more from you.
- •Exempt Private School : You register as an exempt private school with the Nevada Department of Education. This pathway is less commonly used for home-based education and involves state-level registration rather than a local filing. Most individual homeschool families choose the standard home education notification pathway instead.
Our wizard helps you choose the right one. Compare all pathways for Nevada
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Get your Nevada checklistRequirements sourced from NRS 392.070; NRS 388D.020. Verified against primary legal sources. Last verified: March 2026