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Indiana Homeschool Options at a glance
- Homeschool status: A homeschool is a non-public, non-accredited school (IC 20-33-2-12). It is not bound by the curriculum and program requirements in Indiana's education code. The parent must provide instruction equivalent to that given in the public schools (IC 20-33-2-27, -28). The law doesn't define equivalent. Compulsory school age starts at 7 (IC 20-33-2-8), and IDOE says homeschooled students complete schooling at 18.
- Notice required: None to the state. Reporting your homeschool's enrollment to IDOE (IC 20-33-2-21) is optional and done once. If you withdraw a child from school, tell the school, preferably in writing. For a high school student, the parent signs the Withdrawal to Non-Accredited Nonpublic School form (IC 20-33-2-28.6). Otherwise the student counts as a dropout and can lose a learner's permit or driver's license.
- Days and records: 180 days of instruction in each academic year (July 1 to June 30). Days already spent in a public or accredited school that year count. Keep a daily attendance record (IC 20-33-2-20) and show it if the Secretary of Education or your local public school superintendent asks. There is no required form and no daily hours requirement.
- Testing: None. Indiana doesn't require homeschool testing, and a homeschooled student can't take IREAD or ILEARN unless enrolled in at least one class at a public or accredited school. IDOE recommends periodic standardized achievement testing, which you can arrange privately.
- Indiana tax deduction: ,000 per qualifying child per tax year for unreimbursed education expenses of a homeschooled or private-school child: curricula, textbooks, workbooks, software, school supplies (not computers), tutoring materials, tuition and fees (IC 6-3-2-22). Claim it on Schedule 2 of Form IT-40 (line 8 on the 2025 form) or Schedule C of IT-40PNR. The child must be enrolled at least 180 days in the calendar year.0,000 for a student with a disability, up to $8,000 for a sibling. Applications ran March 1 to September 1, 2026.
- INESA status: Open to K–12 students with a disability who have an Indiana IEP, service plan or choice special education plan, and to their siblings. That includes children learning at home, but they take part as ESA students, not homeschoolers, and must take the statewide assessments. For 2026–27: up to
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South Bend · Potawatomi Zoo, 500 S. Greenlawn Ave. · $60 per four-class series; $54 per additional sibling; members 10% off
Four Thursday classes (Oct. 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19): Wild & Rare for ages 6–8 and 9–12 (10 a.m.–noon) on endangered species, and Zoo Dietician 101 for teens 13–18 (1–3 p.m.) on animal nutrition.
Online · Virtual
Mustang Virtual is a Science Olympiad tournament listed on the Indiana Science Olympiad 2026–2027 season calendar, running November 9–18, 2026.
Online · Remotely proctored (at home) · CLT registration fee (see cltexam.com)
Remotely proctored CLT administration; registration deadline Nov. 5, 2026.
Vincennes · Vincennes State Historic Site · See event page
Talk (2–3 p.m.) on Vincennes' connection with Shawnee chief Tecumseh and how 'the panther across the sky' helped shape the city's future.
Valparaiso · Valparaiso University · Free (registration required)
Valparaiso University's main open house (9:30 a.m.): academic program sessions across its five colleges, a campus tour, and admission and financial aid next steps.
Indianapolis · Indiana State Museum
Experience the Indiana State Museum in a sensory-friendly way! All ages, 3 – 5 pm.
Fishers · Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd. · Price varies per program (see ticket page)
Outdoor homeschool class at 10 a.m. on how people and nature get through winter and live off the land, for ages 5 and older.
Indianapolis · Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St. · Ticketed; registration required
Half-day program (10 a.m.–1 p.m.) for ages 6–13 that hops through the museum's 'time machine' on an adventure across the ages.
Indianapolis · Indiana State Museum · $30/student (25% discount for members)
Hop in the museum's time machine and get ready for an adventure across the ages. Runs 10 am–1 pm for ages 6–13.
Evansville · Angel Mounds State Historic Site · Ticketed (separate from admission); members 25% off
Homeschool class (1–2:30 p.m. CT) for ages 6–12 on the basics of beading and its place in Native American culture.Indiana homeschool & school choice news
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