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Homeschooling in Texas: what the law requires and who pays

The Texas Education Agency says that in Leeper v. Arlington ISD the Texas Supreme Court upheld that children taught at home are exempt from compulsory attendance to the same extent as private school students. One state program pays toward a homeschooled student’s costs here, by its official source: Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA).

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

What Texas’s law requires

The law that allows it

The Texas Education Agency says that in Leeper v. Arlington ISD the Texas Supreme Court upheld that children taught at home are exempt from compulsory attendance to the same extent as private school students.

“the Texas Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision that children being taught at home are exempt from the compulsory attendance requirement to the same extent as students enrolled in private schools” Texas Education Agency, Home Schooling

Telling the state or district

A public school district that learns a child may be home schooled can ask the parents in writing for a letter of assurance that the child is being home schooled.

“A public school district that becomes aware of a student who is potentially being home schooled may request in writing a letter of assurance from the parents that the student is being home schooled.” Texas Education Agency, Home Schooling

What and how long to teach

Home schooling parents must follow a course of study that includes good citizenship.

“Parents who choose to home school are required to follow a course of study that includes good citizenship.” Texas Education Agency, Home Schooling

The state’s own page for families: Texas Education Agency, Home Schooling.

State money for homeschoolers in Texas

Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA)

An awarded child who is homeschooled receives $2,000 a year. (Texas Comptroller, Texas Education Freedom Accounts (educationfreedom.texas.gov))

Homeschool students receive 100% of their award at once, while private school students are paid in parts. (Texas Comptroller, Texas Education Freedom Accounts (educationfreedom.texas.gov))

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Questions parents ask

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

A public school district that learns a child may be home schooled can ask the parents in writing for a letter of assurance that the child is being home schooled.

Can a homeschooler in Texas get state money?

Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA): An awarded child who is homeschooled receives $2,000 a year. Homeschool students receive 100% of their award at once, while private school students are paid in parts.

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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