How to start homeschooling in Wyoming
Everything Wyoming asks of a homeschool family, in order, from the state’s own sources, checked October 1, 2026. Each step links to a free tool that does it, and there’s a checklist to print at the end.
Step by step
Know what Wyoming requires
Parents provide a basic academic educational program at home. Since July 1, 2025 the curriculum no longer has to be submitted to the local school district.
Required school ages in Wyoming: Child whose seventh birthday falls on or before August 1 (or September 15 if started kindergarten under an approved early-entry request) until the 16th birthday or completion of tenth grade. Teacher qualification for this option: No parent qualification requirement found. A home-based educational program is instruction provided by the child's parent or legal guardian or a person they designate.
If your child is in school now, withdraw in writing
Send the school a dated withdrawal letter saying your child will be educated at home, and keep a copy. Unless you have already told the district in writing that your child is moving to a home-based program, the Wyoming Department of Education says you must meet in person with a district counselor or administrator to give written consent to the withdrawal.
No notice to file
Wyoming doesn’t require a notice or registration under this option.
No annual filing. HB 46 (2025 Enrolled Act No. 28), effective July 1, 2025, removed the requirement to submit the curriculum annually to the local school board and the provision making failure to submit prima facie evidence of non-compliance. WDE: if the parent of a child under 18 has not otherwise notified the district of enrolling the child in a different district, a private school or a home-based educational program, the parent must meet in person with a district counselor or administrator to give written consent to the withdrawal.
Plan your school year: days and hours
Wyoming doesn’t set a number of days or hours for this option.
No days requirement found for home-based programs. W.S. 21-4-102(a) requires attendance at a public or private school 'during the entire time that the public schools shall be in session' in the district; check with your district on how this applies to a home-based program.
Planning about 180 days, as schools do, gives the year a shape and makes a move to another state easier.
Cover the required subjects
Reading, writing, mathematics, civics, history, literature, science.
"A sequentially progressive curriculum of fundamental instruction" in these subjects (basic academic educational program, W.S. 21-4-101(a)(vi)). The person administering the program must ensure such a curriculum is administered (W.S. 21-4-102(b) as amended 2025).
Testing or evaluation
Not required under this option.
Keep records anyway
Wyoming doesn’t require records under this option.
Our suggestion: keep attendance, a reading log and a few work samples each year. A move to another state, a college, or a question from the district is much easier with them.
Start teaching
Put your books on a lesson schedule, and the planner spreads the lessons across your school days and moves them when a day is missed. Log attendance in a tap, and keep grades, a portfolio and a transcript as you go.
High school and graduation
No home-school graduation requirements or diploma provision found in statute or on the WDE homeschool page.
Official sources for this option
Not confirmed on an official page: The current text of W.S. 21-4-101 could not be read on wyoleg.gov; the subject list is from the WDE homeschool page and the definition wording from a 2015 bill's current-law text. Whether any days requirement applies to home-based programs not confirmed. Check these points with the state or your local school district before you rely on them; everything else above comes from the official sources listed.
Your Wyoming checklist
Homeschool Corral · How to start homeschooling in Wyoming · homeschoolcorral.com
- Read Wyoming’s rules for “Home-based educational program”
- Withdraw from school in writing (if enrolled), and keep a copy
- Set the first and last day, school days and breaks
- Choose curriculum for each required subject
- Start a simple attendance log and reading log
- Make a first-week plan and start
Questions Wyoming parents ask
Do I have to notify anyone to homeschool in Wyoming?
No. Wyoming doesn’t require a notice or registration. Unless you have already told the district in writing that your child is moving to a home-based program, the Wyoming Department of Education says you must meet in person with a district counselor or administrator to give written consent to the withdrawal.
How many days or hours do homeschoolers need in Wyoming?
No days requirement found for home-based programs. W.S. 21-4-102(a) requires attendance at a public or private school 'during the entire time that the public schools shall be in session' in the district; check with your district on how this applies to a home-based program.
Do homeschoolers have to take tests in Wyoming?
No assessment requirement found.
Do I need a teaching certificate to homeschool in Wyoming?
No parent qualification requirement found. A home-based educational program is instruction provided by the child's parent or legal guardian or a person they designate.
What subjects are required in Wyoming?
Reading, writing, mathematics, civics, history, literature, science.
What records do I need to keep in Wyoming?
Wyoming doesn’t require records. Keeping attendance, a reading log and work samples is still wise.
Keep going
This is a plain-English summary of the state’s official sources, checked on the date shown. It is not legal advice, and laws change. Read the linked official pages, and check with the state or your local school district if anything is unclear.
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