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Homeschooling in Wisconsin: what the law requires and who pays

Wis. Stat. 118.15(4): instruction in a home-based private educational program that meets the 118.165(1) criteria may be substituted for school attendance. We have not found an official source saying a Wisconsin program pays homeschooled students.

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

What Wisconsin’s law requires

The law that allows it

Wis. Stat. 118.15(4): instruction in a home-based private educational program that meets the 118.165(1) criteria may be substituted for school attendance.

“Instruction in a home-based private educational program that meets all of the criteria under s. 118.165 (1) may be substituted for attendance at a public or private school.” Wis. Stat. 118.15 (compulsory school attendance)

Telling the state or district

The program administrator files an enrollment report with the department on or before October 15 each year, saying whether the program meets the 118.165(1) criteria.

“On or before each October 15, each administrator of a public or private school system or a home-based private educational program shall submit, on forms provided by the department, a statement of the enrollment” Wis. Stat. 115.30 (enrollment reports, October 15)

DPI says parents complete form PI-1206 every school year.

“Parents must complete the PI-1206 form every school year.” Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Home-Based Private Education Program (Homeschooling)

What and how long to teach

At least 875 hours of instruction each school year.

“The program provides at least 875 hours of instruction each school year.” Wis. Stat. 118.165 (private schools; criteria a home-based program must meet)

A sequentially progressive curriculum in reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and health.

“The program provides a sequentially progressive curriculum of fundamental instruction in reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and health.” Wis. Stat. 118.165 (private schools; criteria a home-based program must meet)

Ages the law covers

Compulsory attendance covers children between ages 6 and 18; DPI notes children under 6 are not subject to it.

“any person having under control a child who is between the ages of 6 and 18 years shall cause the child to attend school regularly” Wis. Stat. 118.15 (compulsory school attendance)

The state’s own page for families: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Home-Based Private Education Program (Homeschooling).

State money for homeschoolers in Wisconsin

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

Programs that do not pay homeschoolers

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Excluded: the department does not provide curriculum, materials or money for curriculum for homeschooling. (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Home-Based Private Education Program (Homeschooling))

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Questions parents ask

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

The program administrator files an enrollment report with the department on or before October 15 each year, saying whether the program meets the 118.165(1) criteria. DPI says parents complete form PI-1206 every school year.

Can a homeschooler in Wisconsin get state money?

We have not found an official source saying a Wisconsin program pays homeschooled students. Excluded: the department does not provide curriculum, materials or money for curriculum for homeschooling.

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