Idaho requires nothing. Idaho requires no notice, no registration, and no assessment. You may begin homeschooling without telling anyone. The detail below is what the statute actually says, so you can see for yourself rather than take our word for it.

What you file, and by when

None. Idaho requires no notice of intent, no registration, no filing with the school district, the state, or any agency. If you are withdrawing a currently enrolled student, sending the school a short written withdrawal letter is a practical courtesy that heads off truancy referrals, but it is not a legal requirement.

Days or hours

None. No minimum days, hours, or calendar.

Subjects you must cover

Idaho Code § 33-202 requires only that a child be 'comparably instructed in the subjects commonly and usually taught in the public schools of the state', generally read as reading/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. There is no state-approved list, no scope and sequence, and no curriculum approval. Compulsory school age is 7 through 15 (must be instructed until the child turns 16).

Records you keep

None required. No attendance records, portfolios, or reports are mandated or subject to inspection. Keeping your own records is voluntary, but see the high-school note, and note that families claiming the new Parental Choice Tax Credit must keep receipts and documentation for that credit.

Testing or evaluation

None. No standardized testing, no evaluation, no state or district assessment of homeschooled students.

Diplomas and transcripts

No state diploma, no credits, no transcripts, and no oversight, the parent awards the diploma and writes the transcript, and Idaho imposes no content requirements on either. Because the state generates zero paper trail, homeschool high schoolers should build their own documentation (course descriptions, reading lists, SAT/ACT or CLEP scores, dual-credit transcripts) for admissions and scholarships. Idaho's Advanced Opportunities program ($4,125 per student for dual credit, overload courses, and exams) IS available to homeschooled students, but requires enrolling/registering through a public school or the state's system, which creates a real, verifiable transcript, the single best move for an Idaho homeschool high schooler. NEW: the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit (HB 93, signed Feb. 27, 2025) provides a refundable credit of up to $5,000/student ($7,500 for a student with a disability) for eligible education expenses including homeschool curriculum, textbooks, and tutoring; $50M annual cap, priority to families at or below 300% FPL, and it conditions eligibility on instruction covering English language arts, math, science, and social studies. Claiming the credit is the one context where an Idaho homeschooler takes on documentation obligations.

Where this comes from

Statute: Idaho Code § 33-202 (also §§ 33-203, 33-207); tax credit at Idaho Code § 63-3029N (2025 HB 93)

Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title33/t33ch2/sect33-202/

Last reviewed: July 2026 · our confidence in this entry: high

Homeschool law changes, and a page like this goes stale without announcing it. Check the statute above against your own reading before a filing deadline. If we are out of date, we would rather hear it from you than have you find out at the district office.

Keeping the records is the other half of this. Our Records System has the editable transcript with the GPA already wired, 131 course descriptions, and this same statute-cited summary for all fifty states and DC. Thirty-nine dollars, one household, however many children you have.