Ohio Homeschool Deadlines & Calendar

Initial filing deadline

Within 5 calendar days of commencing home education

Annual renewal deadline

By August 30 each year

Send to

superintendent of the local school district

ORC 3321.042

Annual renewal

Required by August 30

Annual notification to superintendent by August 30. No assessment results, progress reports, or other reporting required. Reporting relationship is between parent and local superintendent only.

ORC 3321.042

These deadlines are for Home Education Notification. Ohio offers 3 pathways, and each may have different deadlines:

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  Home Education Notification(this page): You notify your local superintendent with your name, address, child's name, and an assurance that you will teach six core subjects. Thanks to HB 33 (effective October 2023), Ohio requires no testing, no curriculum submission, no instructor credentials, and no records review. You renew the notification annually by August 30. This is the simplest and most common pathway.
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  Chartered Nonpublic School: You operate as or enroll in a chartered nonpublic school that meets full state chartering standards, including assessments, progress reporting to the state, and detailed recordkeeping. This pathway involves significantly more administrative requirements than home education and is impractical for most individual homeschooling families.
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  Non-Chartered Non-Tax-Supported School ("08 School"): You operate as a non-chartered, non-tax-supported school (commonly called an "08 School"), notifying the local superintendent annually. You must teach a broader set of subjects (including health, PE, fine arts, and first aid) and provide at least 910 hours (grades 1-6) or 1,001 hours (grades 7-12) of instruction per year. Teachers must hold a bachelor's degree. No standardized testing is required. This pathway is commonly used by religious communities.

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