Homeschooling in Wisconsin? Wisconsin keeps homeschooling simple: file one enrollment form each year, teach 875 hours, and there’s no state testing required. The real challenge is carrying 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 Wisconsin?
Yes. Wisconsin calls it a home-based private education program. Here’s what the state asks of you:
- File the PI-1206 form annually. Complete the online Homeschool Enrollment Report (HOMER) each school year by October 15.
- Provide 875 hours of instruction a year, with a sequentially progressive curriculum.
- Teach six core areas: reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and health.
- No standardized testing required.
What Wisconsin Requires You to Teach
Wisconsin’s six subject areas are reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and health. Here’s where Get Classically Educated fits, and we’ll be straight with you: we cover reading, language arts, social studies, and science deeply — the heart of a classical education, taught through great books, writing, logic, rhetoric, history, and hands-on experiments. The subjects we leave to you are mathematics and health. Because our program runs only about four hours of live class a week, you’ll have plenty of room to add them across your 875 hours. You stay fully compliant with Wisconsin law, and your child gets a classical education most schools can’t touch.
How to Start Homeschooling in Wisconsin
- If your child is in public school, withdraw them before you begin.
- File your PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report online by October 15 (and each year after).
- Choose your curriculum and provide 875 hours of instruction across the six required areas.
We take the heaviest part — the actual teaching — off your plate.
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Wisconsin 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.
Wisconsin Homeschool FAQ
Do I have to notify the state of Wisconsin to homeschool?
Yes — file the PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report (HOMER) online each school year by October 15.
Does my child have to take standardized tests?
No — Wisconsin does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
Wisconsin lists math as a required subject — 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 hours do I have to teach?
875 hours a year, with a sequentially progressive curriculum across six required subject areas.
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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