Homeschooling in Alabama

The Alabama law, in plain English — and how Larose Christian Academy keeps your family covered.

📌 The short version

Alabama’s church school model is the cleanest legal path: enroll with a church school, and the school handles state filings. Parents choose curriculum and teach.

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Compulsory Attendance

Ages 6 to 17

Notification / Registration

Parents enroll in a church school. The parent files an enrollment/attendance form with the local public school superintendent (Ala. Code §16-28-7); the church school administrator countersigns it. No parent-level registration with the state Department of Education.

How a Cover School Helps

Under Alabama Code §16-28-1, a church school covers the family legally. The church school administrator countersigns the enrollment form the parent files with the local superintendent (Ala. Code §16-28-7) and maintains enrollment records.

Curriculum

No state-mandated curriculum for church school students.

Attendance

Church schools set their own calendar; instruction is expected during the school year.

Records & Testing

The church school maintains enrollment and attendance records. No state testing required for church school students.

Teacher Requirements

No state requirements — parents direct the education.

Official sources

Informational only — not legal advice. Laws change, and this summary may not be perfect. Please double-check what we wrote against your state's education department or the linked statutes before relying on it.

Want Alabama families to be legally covered — the easy way?

Enroll with Larose Christian Academy. We handle the school-of-record side, file what needs filing, and issue official report cards and transcripts.