Homeschool laws by state / Mississippi
Homeschool Laws & Requirements in Mississippi
Every requirement below is verified against Mississippi's actual statutes and links to the official text. Last verified: 2026-07-29 — re-checked weekly against primary sources.
What Mississippi requires
| Notice / filing | Required — see the filings below
|
|---|---|
| Days / hours | No day or hour minimum is set by law. |
| Subjects | No subject list is written into the law. |
| Testing / evaluation | None required |
| Records | No portfolio submission is required by law — but keeping records protects you. |
Citations: Miss. Code S 37-13-91(3)(c); certificate of enrollment only; no days, hours, subjects or testing
What Mississippi law does NOT require
Most websites won't say this plainly, so we will — because knowing what the law doesn't ask of you matters as much as knowing what it does:
- No minimum number of school days or instructional hours is set by law.
- No standardized testing or annual evaluation is required.
- No specific list of required subjects is written into the law.
- No portfolio submission to officials is required.
Moving to or from Mississippi
| Moving INTO Mississippi | File the certificate of enrollment with the school attendance officer where the child now resides. Miss. Code § 37-13-91(3) |
|---|---|
| Moving OUT of Mississippi | No exit filing is required. Miss. Code § 37-13-91 |
Read the law yourself
- Miss. Code § 37-13-91 (compulsory attendance; home instruction) — Justia, 2025 code
- HSLDA - MississippiSummary provided by HSLDA, an independent homeschool advocacy organization not affiliated with SpeedyRecord. Summaries can lag or paraphrase — the official text above is always the authority.
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