Homeschool benefits and savings in Northbrook
Northbrook School District 27 accepts resident homeschooled students for part-time classes when space is available, with fees prorated to a share of full-time fees and busing on regular routes on the same basis as full-time students. Ask the principal of your attendance-area school before May 1 for the next school year.
Who qualifies
Homeschooled and lives in District 27
Policy 7:40 accepts nonpublic school students, including parochial and home-schooled students, who live in the district.
Asks before May 1
Send the request to the building principal of the school serving your attendance area before May 1 for the following school year.
A seat is available
Part-time attendance is offered on a space-available basis, and your child follows the school's discipline and attendance rules.
What part-time enrollment gives you
The terms come from District 27 Board Policy 7:40 and the district's bus information page.
- Regular-education classes
- When space allows
- Fees
- Prorated share
- Co-curricular activities
- Tied to enrolled classes
- Busing on regular routes
- Same as full time
- Transportation off regular routes
- Parents arrange
- Bus registration for 2026-27
- By June 30, 2026
The district's pages do not list fee amounts, so ask the registration office what your child's prorated share will be before you commit.
How to enroll part time
- Before May 1
Send your request
Write to the principal of your attendance-area school (Hickory Point, Shabonee, or Wood Oaks Junior High) with the classes you want.
- After acceptance
Register and prove residency
Complete registration with proof of residency documents, which the district requires for new students.
- By June 30
Register for the bus
Use the district's online bus form. Registrations after June 30 are not guaranteed service.
- During the year
Pay prorated fees
Pay your share of fees and keep up with the school's attendance and discipline rules.
What it includes
Included
- Regular-education classes
- Co-curricular activities tied to those classes
- Busing on established routes
- Special education services when needed
Not included
- Transportation off established routes
- Requests made after May 1
- Students living outside the district
Good to know
Your child rides regular bus routes
On regular bus routes, your child rides on the same basis as full-time students. If you need a pickup off an established route, you provide that transportation.
Activities require a District class
Policy 7:40 lets a part-time student join co-curricular activities tied to a District class they are enrolled in.
Who to contact about part-time enrollment
The district office, open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., handles registration and routes part-time requests to building principals.
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Illinois
You do not have to file a homeschool notice.
Illinois sets these rules:
- Subjects: Teach language arts, math, biological, physical, and social sciences, fine arts, and physical development and health, in English, at least at public-school level.
- Testing: Illinois does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
- Records: Illinois does not require homeschool records.
- Teachers: The instructor must be competent; no state teaching certificate is required.
Read the Illinois homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Illinois
Questions parents ask
- What if my child needs special education services?
- The policy accepts students with disabilities for part-time attendance. Services start as soon as possible after identification and no later than the next semester.
- Who answers bus questions?
- Email bus@nb27.org. The district says it aims to reply within 24 hours.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
Local classes cover the subjects they offer. We teach the remaining subjects, so a local class can stay part of the year without becoming the whole curriculum.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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