Homeschooling in Indiana
The Indiana law, in plain English — and how Larose Christian Academy keeps your family covered.
📌 The short version
Indiana requires no registration or filing to homeschool — but families must keep a daily attendance record and provide 180 days of instruction. LCA provides official school-of-record status, report cards, transcripts, and attendance record-keeping — useful for college and transfers.
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Compulsory Attendance
Ages 7 to 18
Notification / Registration
No state notification or registration required. Homeschools operate as non-accredited private schools.
How a Cover School Helps
Indiana has no state oversight of non-accredited private schools, so cover schools provide structure and records without state filing. LCA provides the official school-of-record role.
Curriculum
No state-mandated curriculum.
Attendance
Indiana law requires 180 days of instruction per year (parents choose which days and how long each day), and an accurate daily attendance record must be maintained (IC 20-33-2-20) for verification if requested by the state superintendent or local school superintendent.
Records & Testing
An accurate daily attendance record is required (IC 20-33-2-20) — no special form mandated. Keeping grades/transcripts is best practice for high school and college. No state testing required.
Teacher Requirements
No teacher certification required.
Official sources
- Indiana Code §20-33-2-28 (equivalent instruction) ↗
- Indiana Code §20-33-2-20 (attendance records) ↗
- IN DOE — Homeschool Information (180 days + attendance records) ↗
- IAHE — Indiana Association of Home Educators ↗
- HSLDA — Indiana Homeschool Law ↗
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.