Homeschool benefits: Bonneville Joint School District 93

Under Policy 3030, Bonneville Joint School District 93 lets a homeschooled child who lives in the district take one or more district courses, programs, or activities part time, including sports, while staying homeschooled. You pay only the fees full-time students pay, and the district places your child when there is room.

By Andrew Garber, founder of TheHomeschoolingCompany. Reviewed August 25, 2026.

Who qualifies

1. Lives in the district

   Your child must live within Bonneville's boundaries, be enrolled in a home, private, or charter school, and not have graduated from high school.

2. Registers like any student

   You may be asked for a birth certificate, proof of residency, immunization records or a waiver, past school records, and parent contact information.

3. Meets course prerequisites

   Your child meets the same prerequisites as full-time students, and the district may give an assessment to check them.

4. Shows academic eligibility for sports

   For activities, your child must live in that school's attendance boundary and show proficiency through a nationally normed test at the fifth stanine or higher, a state-recognized test, or an agreed portfolio.

What dual enrollment gives you

These terms come from Bonneville Joint School District 93 Board Policy 3030, Dual Enrollment.

District courses, programs, and activities

Part time

Required fees

Same as full-time students

Optional fees for supplies, uniforms, or travel

Same as full-time students

State or standardized tests given at school

Open to your child

Third-party eligibility testing

You pay

District diploma or commencement

Not eligible

Bus service is not guaranteed: the district will not add stops, change routes, or add equipment for a dual-enrolled student's schedule.

How to enroll part time

1. Before you register

   Choose courses or activities

   Pick classes that fit your child's grade level, since the principal approves placement. For an elementary subject taught inside a mixed class, make the request in writing and name the subject.

2. At registration

   Enroll through the district

   Complete the district's registration and provide residency, immunization, and age documents before your child attends anything.

3. Before an activity season

   Prove academic eligibility

   Submit a qualifying test score or portfolio. A score counts for the current and next school year, up to 12 months from its release.

4. First two weeks of each grading period

   Hold your place

   Full-time students get priority in full classes during the first two weeks. After that, your child cannot be removed to make room.

What it includes

Included

• Academic courses at your child's grade level
• Extracurricular activities and IHSAA athletics
• State and standardized tests given at school
• Field trips that are a required part of an enrolled course

Not included

• Guaranteed bus service
• A district diploma or commencement
• Trips not tied to the enrolled course, such as a senior trip
• A full special education program

Dual enrollment gives access to specific courses or activities only; it does not make your child a full-time Bonneville student.

Good to know

• Homeschooled teens can play if they meet the rules

  Your teen can play if your child lives in that school's attendance boundary, meets Idaho High School Activities Association (IHSAA) rules, and shows academic proficiency. On game days, you confirm to the district that your child met attendance requirements at home.

• Seats go first come, first served

  Homeschool and other nonpublic students who ask for the same class are admitted first come, first served. Full-time students get priority only during the first two weeks of a grading period.

Who to contact about dual enrollment

The district office at 3497 N Ammon Rd, Idaho Falls, handles registration and can direct you to the principal who approves course placement.

208-525-4400 Registration

Homeschool rules and statewide help in Idaho

You do not have to file a homeschool notice.

Idaho sets these rules:

• Subjects: Homeschool parents in Idaho must provide instruction in subjects commonly taught in public schools.
• Testing: Idaho does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
• Records: Idaho does not require homeschool records.
• Teachers: Idaho does not require a teaching certificate or degree to homeschool your own child.

Read the Idaho homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Idaho

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