Homeschool laws by state / Montana

Homeschool Laws & Requirements in Montana

Every requirement below is verified against Montana's actual statutes and links to the official text. Last verified: 2026-07-29 — re-checked weekly against primary sources.

What Montana requires

Notice / filing	Required — see the filings below Notice of Intent / Declaration — Let your county superintendent of schools know each school year that your child is homeschooling. The law sets no fixed date — just notify them for each year you teach at home.
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.
Worth knowing	Montana requires at least the minimum AGGREGATE hours set for public schools (a per-grade-band table), not a homeschool day count - the exact current table is still being confirmed, so no number is printed

Citations: MCA SS 20-5-102 (exemption), 20-1-301/-302 (aggregate hours)

What Montana 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 Montana

Moving INTO Montana	Notify the NEW county's superintendent of schools (annual county notice). MCA 20-5-109(2)(a)
Moving OUT of Montana	No exit filing is required. MCA 20-5-109

Read the law yourself

MCA 20-5-109 (home school requirements)
HSLDA - Montana
Summary 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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