Homeschooling in Alabama: what the law requires and who pays
The Alabama State Department of Education says Alabama has no law dedicated to homeschooling, but parents have three legal options, each governed by sections of the Code of Alabama. One state program pays toward a homeschooled student’s costs here, by its official source: CHOOSE Act education savings account.
What Alabama’s law requires
Partial summary. We could read only part of Alabama’s law on an official source we are allowed to use, so this page covers less. Check the state’s own page before you rely on it.
- The law that allows it
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The Alabama State Department of Education says Alabama has no law dedicated to homeschooling, but parents have three legal options, each governed by sections of the Code of Alabama.
“Alabama does not have a specific law dedicated to homeschooling. However, parents who want to homeschool their children have three legal options available.” Alabama State Department of Education, Instructional Services: Homeschool
The three options are attending a church school, attending a private school, or instruction by a private tutor, with the Code of Alabama sections the department lists for each.
“Attend a church school (Ala. Code 16-28-1; 16-28-7; 16-28-8; 16-28-16) Attend a private school (Ala. Code 16-28-1; 16-1-11; 16-28-7; 16-28-8; 16-30-3; 16- 30-4; 16-40-1) Instruction by a private tutor (Ala. Code 16-28-5)” Alabama State Department of Education, Instructional Services: Homeschool
The state’s own page for families: Alabama State Department of Education, Instructional Services: Homeschool.
State money for homeschoolers in Alabama
CHOOSE Act education savings account
The CHOOSE Act gives $2,000 per participating student in a home education program, including individual or group programs, homeschool and co-ops, capped at $4,000 per family. (Alabama Department of Revenue, the CHOOSE Act)
On the 2026-27 renewal application, home education program students do not need to give a participating school name. (CHOOSE Act Alabama (Alabama Department of Revenue program site))
Alabama CHOOSE Act: amount and how to apply Private schools in Alabama
Which states pay homeschoolers, and how: Alabama next to every other state.
Questions parents ask
Can a homeschooler in Alabama get state money?
CHOOSE Act education savings account: The CHOOSE Act gives $2,000 per participating student in a home education program, including individual or group programs, homeschool and co-ops, capped at $4,000 per family. On the 2026-27 renewal application, home education program students do not need to give a participating school name.
Every line above is our plain-English summary of the quoted text, which is copied from the official page named beside it. Laws change: the quoted page is the authority, and a lawyer or the state can answer questions about your family.
Homeschool law in other states
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming