The Indiana rules in plain English - notice, testing, records, and the dates families actually miss. Verified against the official sources below on 2026-10-18.
Before anything else: this is orientation, not legal advice. Requirements change and local offices have their own habits. The sources at the bottom are the authority - check them before you file.
Registration with the IDOE is explicitly optional (IC 20-33-2-21). Homeschools are non-public non-accredited schools.
Where it goes: No one (optional IDOE enrollment form)
No state testing requirement.
Subjects: Instruction equivalent to the public schools; you set the curriculum
Records: 180 days of instruction with attendance records - local superintendents and the State Attendance Officer may request copies. No special form.
Want this handled? The Records Office drafts your Indiana notice or filing every year, keeps the deadline calendar, and builds the transcript and course descriptions colleges expect. Founding families: $99/year.
VERIFIED 2026-10-18 AGAINST THE SOURCES ABOVE · HOMESCHOOL RECORDS OFFICE · YOU ARE THE SCHOOL OF RECORD · THIS GUIDE IS ORIENTATION, NOT LEGAL ADVICE