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Homeschooling in Connecticut: what the law requires and who pays

The Connecticut State Department of Education points to Connecticut General Statutes chapter 168, section 10-184, which requires a plan for the educational process. We have not found an official source saying a Connecticut program pays homeschooled students.

Quoted from official sources, read October 8, 2026. A law summary, not legal advice.

What Connecticut’s law requires

Partial summary. We could read only part of Connecticut’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

The Connecticut State Department of Education points to Connecticut General Statutes chapter 168, section 10-184, which requires a plan for the educational process.

“create a plan for the educational process as required by law in C.G.S. chapter 168 Section 10-184” Connecticut State Department of Education, Homeschooling in Connecticut

Telling the state or district

The department asks parents who want to homeschool to contact their local school district central office about local requirements and to give notice of their intention to homeschool.

“Parents who wish to homeschool their child(ren) are asked to contact their local public school district central office for information on local requirements and to provide notice of their intention to homeschool.” Connecticut State Department of Education, Homeschooling in Connecticut

Ages the law covers

A 2013-14 department memo says all children 5 to 18 must be enrolled in a public school or the parents must show the children are getting equivalent instruction elsewhere.

“Pursuant to state statutes, all children five to eighteen years of age must be enrolled in a public school or the parents must demonstrate that their children are receiving equivalent instruction elsewhere.” Connecticut State Department of Education, memo 'Information Concerning Educating Children at Home' (2013-14, PDF)

The state’s own page for families: Connecticut State Department of Education, Homeschooling in Connecticut.

State money for homeschoolers in Connecticut

We have not found an official source saying a Connecticut program pays homeschooled students.

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Questions parents ask

Do I have to tell anyone I am homeschooling in Connecticut?

The department asks parents who want to homeschool to contact their local school district central office about local requirements and to give notice of their intention to homeschool.

Can a homeschooler in Connecticut get state money?

We have not found an official source saying a Connecticut program pays homeschooled students.

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.

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