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Homeschooling in Arkansas: Start Here

Welcome to the home page for homeschooling in Arkansas. If you are searching for information about AR homeschools or want to learn how to get started, you are in the right place.

Homeschooling in Arkansas requires regular reporting, but it is not hard to start.

Quick Arkansas Homeschool Information

  • State notification: Annual
  • State assessment: None
  • State required subjects: No
  • Common Core status: Formally adopted
  • Required parent education level? None
  • Required Vaccinations? No
  • Estimated homeschool population: 17,995
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Arkansas Homeschool Overview
And Homeschool Requirements in Arkansas

There are an estimated 17,995 home educated students in Arkansas

Arkansas requires homeschooling families to submit annual reports. AR does not require that home educators take specific subjects or classes. The AR government does not conduct any state assessments of homeschoolers.

Arkansas is one of just two states with laws that prevent some parents from homeschooling their children based on their legal or criminal history. Arkansas policy is as follows: Sex offenders must not live in the home. Parents can petition for this to be waived.

There is no required level of education for parents in Arkansas to educate their children at home.

Arkansas vaccine information

There are no state mandated vaccination(s).

Arkansas Homeschool Law

Arkansas State Standards and Common Core

Common Core Implications

Notices given to local school districts by parents are passed on to the Arkansas Department of Education. The names are then placed in a state database and used to notify homeschoolers of the date and locations of tests that homeschoolers must take. There is no opt-out option of this database for homeschoolers.

State Subject Requirements

None.

Important AR legal information links

  • “Home Schools,” Arkansas Department of Education
  • Fact Sheet on Homeschooling in Arkansas
  • Home Schools
  • Arkansas Board of Education Rules Governing Home Schools
  • Ark. Code. Ann. § 6-15-501 to § 6-15-508
  • Home School Reports

    • Arkansas Homeschool Key Resources

    How to Start Homeschooling in AR

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    Local Homeschool Associations, Organizations, and Groups

    Our local organizations/homeschool groups database is under construction.

    Local Common Core Action Groups

    Arkansas Against Common Core

    Find Homeschool Curriculum

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    Arkansas Homeschool Conventions and Seminars

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    Sources
    Sources: State-by-state education laws, state-by-state education bylaws, Dept. Education, local homeschool groups, and the Homeschool Legal Defense Association.
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