Homeschool Law in the United States of America: Mississippi

Mississippi Law has several provisions for homeschooling. Please see the FAQ below for answers to the most commonly asked questions.

To register your child for home school, please contact the school attendance officer in your county for a certificate of enrollment. You will be required to fill out a certificate of enrollment and provide a simple description of the curriculum that you have chosen. MDE does not endorse or accredit any home school curriculum or program.

The law governs compulsory school attendance which requires a parent, legal guardian or custodian who has legal control or charge of a child age six (6) to seventeen (17) to enroll him/her in an education program (i.e. public, private or home school). Student enrollment must occur except under the limited circumstances specified in subsection three (3) of §37-13-91 which includes, but are not limited to, sending the child to a state approved, nonpublic, or educating the child at home in an organized educational program. July 1, 2003, the law was amended to include the following: a child, five (5) years of age, who enrolls in public kindergarten, will have to abide by the same guidelines as outlined in the §37-13-91.