Iowa

Compulsory Attendance Ages: Between the ages of 6 (as of September 15th) and less than 16. Required Days of Instruction: 148 days total. Required Subjects: None. Home School Statute: Yes. Parents must annually submit a “Competent Private Instruction” (CPI) form…

Indiana

Compulsory Attendance Ages: Between the ages of 7 (as of Fall school year begins) and 18. Required Days of Instruction: Generally, 180 days. Required Subjects: “A school that is nonpublic, non-accredited, and not otherwise approved by the Indiana State Board…

Illinois

Compulsory Attendance Ages: Between the ages of 7 and 17. Required Days of Instruction: 176 days (not mandatory for private or home schools). Required Subjects: Instruction must be in the English language. Parents must provide instruction in the same “branches…

Idaho

Compulsory Attendance Ages: Between the ages of 7 and 16. Required Days of Instruction: None. Required Subjects: Children must be “instructed in subjects commonly and usually taught in the public schools” of Idaho. Home School Statute: Yes. A child shall…

Hawaii

Compulsory Attendance Ages: Between the ages of 6 and 18. Required Days of Instruction: None. Required Subjects: Curriculum must “be structured and based on educational objectives as well as the needs of the child, be cumulative and sequential, provide a…