The Missouri 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.
No registration - DESE explicitly does not regulate, monitor, or collect records on homeschools.
Where it goes: No one
No state testing requirement.
Subjects: 1,000 hours of instruction per year, at least 600 in core subjects (reading, language arts, math, social studies, science), 400 of those at the regular home location
Records: Keep a daily log of instruction (statute 167.012) plus samples of work - the log is your proof if anyone asks. Not filed with anyone.
Want this handled? The Records Office drafts your Missouri 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