Homeschooling in Kentucky? Kentucky keeps homeschooling simple by treating home schools as private schools — a short notice, basic records, and you’re set. The real work is teaching every subject yourself, and that’s what Get Classically Educated was built to solve. Live, expert-led classical classes carry the teaching load, so your child gets a rigorous education and your family keeps its time — on just four hours a week.
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Is Homeschooling Legal in Kentucky?
Yes. In Kentucky there is no separate homeschool statute — home schools operate as private schools. Here’s what that involves:
- Notify your local board of education. Send a private school notice of attendance within the first two weeks of the school year.
- Teach the required subjects in English (see below).
- Provide 170 days of instruction — the equivalent of about 1,062 hours a year.
- Keep records. Maintain attendance and scholarship (report-card) records like the public schools do.
No standardized testing is required.
What Kentucky Requires You to Teach
Kentucky requires reading, writing, spelling, grammar, history, mathematics, science, and civics. Here’s where Get Classically Educated fits, and we’ll be straight with you: we cover reading, writing, spelling, grammar, history, civics, and science deeply — the heart of a classical education, taught through great books, writing, logic, and rhetoric. The one subject we intentionally leave to you is mathematics, so you can pair GCE with whatever math curriculum fits your child. Because our program runs only about four hours of live class a week, you’ll have plenty of room to add math across your 170 days. You stay fully compliant with Kentucky law, and your child gets a classical education most schools can’t touch.
How to Start Homeschooling in Kentucky
- If your child is in public school, withdraw them before you begin.
- Send your private school notice of attendance to your local board within the first two weeks of the school year.
- Choose your curriculum, teach your 170 days, and keep attendance and scholarship records.
We take the heaviest part — the actual teaching — off your plate.
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Kentucky gives you the freedom to homeschool. We give you a way to do it well without losing your life to it. That promise has a name: 4 Hours to Freedom. Your child attends about four hours of live, expert-led class each week and does no more than four hours of independent work a day — leaving real time for family, faith, activities, and rest.
What sets the program apart:
- Live, expert-led classes. Real teachers, real discussion — not videos your child watches alone.
- A true classical education. The trivium — grammar, logic, and rhetoric — taught through great books, writing, and Socratic discussion, so your child learns to think, not just memorize.
- Science, research, and experiments built in. The base program trades rote math drills for hands-on science and real research skills.
- Grades 3 through 12, one continuous journey. A coherent, rigorous path from the elementary years to graduation.
- One flat tuition. $1,200 per year for the full-year base program — no per-course surprises.
Kentucky Homeschool FAQ
Do I have to notify anyone to homeschool in Kentucky?
Yes — send a private school notice of attendance to your local board of education within the first two weeks of the school year.
Does my child have to take standardized tests?
No — Kentucky does not require standardized testing for home schools.
Kentucky requires math — does GCE include math?
The GCE base program does not include math; it focuses on classical subjects plus science and research. You pair it with any math curriculum you like. With only about four hours of class a week, you’ll have time to add it easily.
How many days do I have to teach?
170 days a year — about 1,062 hours — with attendance and scholarship records kept like the public schools.
What grades do you serve?
Grades 3 through 12 — one continuous classical education from the elementary years through high school graduation.
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