Homeschool benefits: Farmington Public School District
Farmington Area Public Schools (Independent School District 192) provides textbooks, standardized tests, and individualized instructional materials to registered homeschool students on request, funded by the state at $138.43 per student for 2026-27, plus optional health and secondary guidance services. Request forms are due September 15 and the Student Report for Aids is due October 1.
Who qualifies
Registered with ISD 192
File the Homeschool Full Report or Letter of Intent to Continue, your school calendar, immunizations, and testing information by October 1. Incomplete files are reported to the state as not compliant in November.
Requested by September 15
Return the request form for textbooks, standardized tests, and individualized instructional materials, and the health or guidance request forms if you want those services, by September 15.
Filed the Student Report for Aids
The optional Student Report for Aids to Nonpublic Students is due October 1 and counts your students for the state aid.
Wants secular materials
Materials must be secular and designed for your child's individual use in a class or program in your homeschool.
What it is worth
The per-pupil rates come from the Minnesota Department of Education's 2026-27 nonpublic pupil aid rate memo; Farmington's page does not post its own amounts.
- Textbooks, tests, and materials, one student
- $138.43
- Textbooks, tests, and materials, two students
- $276.86
- Textbooks, tests, and materials, three students
- $415.29
- District health services, per student
- $89.75
- Secondary guidance and counseling, per student
- $376.69
The state form describes materials as loaned to your child, and Farmington's page does not explain receipts or reimbursement, so ask the Business Office how it fills requests before you buy anything.
From requesting to receiving aid
- In August
Watch for the email
Farmington emails homeschool families in August to direct them to the 2026-27 forms.
- By September 15
Send request forms
Return the textbooks, tests, and materials request and any health or guidance requests to ISD 192, 20655 Flagstaff Avenue, Farmington, MN 55024.
- By October 1
Register and report
Turn in your registration forms and the Student Report for Aids to Nonpublic Students.
- By January 15
Plan shared time
If your child wants a public school course next year, send the shared-time application to the Superintendent's Office.
- Each year
Request again
Requests cover one school year, so file new forms every fall.
What it pays for
Covered
- Textbooks
- Standardized tests
- Individualized instructional materials
- District health services
- Secondary guidance and counseling
Not covered
- Religious materials
- Requests made after September 15
Who to contact
The Superintendent's Office is the district's primary homeschool contact for forms and general questions.
ljensen@farmington.k12.mn.us 651-463-5013 Homeschool information
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Minnesota
You must file the initial report by October 1 of the first instructional year after the child turns seven, or after establishing a new resident district. You must file within 15 days of withdrawing a child seven or older from public school, or of moving out of a district. You must file annual continuation letters by October 1 for the required ages.
Minnesota sets these rules:
- Subjects: Teach reading, writing, literature, fine arts, math, science, history, geography, economics, government, citizenship, health, and PE. Instruction and materials are in English unless the statutory language-program exception applies.
- Testing: Annual nationally normed achievement test for ages 7–16, plus certain 16–17-year-olds first reported after age 16. Agree on the test, administration, and location with the superintendent. State-recognized accredited instruction is exempt.
- Records: Unless the accreditation exemption applies, keep schedules, materials, assessment methods, and proof of testing. Keep immunization or exemption records for five years after adulthood. File immunization statements by October 1 of the first homeschool year and grade 7.
- Teachers: A parent may teach without a degree if the assessment requirements are met. Other instructors need a qualifying license, licensed supervision, bachelor’s degree, or recognized accredited-school route.
Read the Minnesota homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Minnesota
Questions parents ask
- Who handles the money side of Farmington's aid?
- The ISD 192 Business Office handles pupil aid entitlements. Call 651-463-5042 or email rswanson@farmington.k12.mn.us.
- Are Farmington's aid forms optional?
- Yes. Registration, the school calendar, immunizations, and testing information are mandatory, but the aid and service forms are optional.
- Can my child take a class at a Farmington school?
- Yes, through shared time. Apply by January 15 for the next school year; the superintendent approves the course only if space is available.
- Can my child play sports or join activities?
- The district page does not say. Ask the Athletics Director, the district's homeschool contact for cocurricular activities, at 651-460-1415.
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