Homeschool reimbursement and benefits in North Dakota
North Dakota pays for your homeschooled child’s district standardized test and its administration, plus a district-assigned monitor when one is required. There is no family allotment; arrange the services with your resident district for the 2026-27 school year.
Who qualifies
File your statement
File a Statement of Intent with your resident superintendent at least five days before starting and annually thereafter.
Choose district testing
The district pays for its own test and administration. If you choose another test, you pay for the test; the district pays administration when you ask it to administer that test.
Arrange monitoring if needed
A parent without a high-school diploma or GED needs monitoring initially. The district assigns and pays a monitor unless you choose and pay your own.
From applying to keeping it
- Before starting in 2026-27
File the statement
Include your child’s information, your qualifications, and intended public courses or activities.
- During grades 4, 6, 8, and 10
Schedule testing
Ask the district for its test and administration arrangements unless you file an allowed exemption.
- After testing
File results
Send results to your superintendent and follow any required remediation process.
- Each year
Renew and keep records
File the annual statement and maintain academic records; district monitors report twice a school year.
What it pays for
Covered
- District standardized test
- District administration of requested testing
- Required district-assigned monitoring
Not covered
- Parent-selected test purchase
- Parent-selected monitor fees
- General homeschool curriculum costs
Who to contact
Request testing and monitoring from your resident district; the state guide explains the rules.
Local help in North Dakota
The local programs we have checked across the state cover recreation, school services, and testing and assessments. Each local program sets its own rules for who qualifies. Search your ZIP code to see the ones that serve your address.
The state's homeschool rules
You must file a Statement of Intent with the resident district superintendent at least five days before beginning, or within 14 days of establishing residence in the district. You must file again each year for a child of compulsory school age.
- Subjects: Teach the subjects required for public-school students at the same level. Provide at least four hours of instruction per day for at least 175 days each year.
- Testing: Test in grades 4, 6, 8, and 10 unless a statutory exemption applies. File any exemption notice and supporting documentation with the annual Statement of Intent.
- Records: Keep yearly records of courses, progress, and test results. File required test results with the superintendent. Provide records on request after a public-school transfer.
- Teachers: The supervising parent or legal guardian needs a high-school diploma or GED, or monitoring by a licensed or approved teacher for the first two years, with an extension when required by the child’s test results.
Read the North Dakota homeschooling guide
Questions parents ask
- Can I choose a different test than North Dakota's district-paid test?
- Yes. You pay for that test. If the district administers it at your request, the statute makes the district responsible for administration costs.
- Do all North Dakota homeschool parents need a monitor?
- No. Monitoring is required when the parent does not meet the diploma or GED qualification. Initial monitoring normally lasts two years, with possible extension based on results.
- Can my child also take public courses?
- Yes. List planned public courses and extracurricular activities on your Statement of Intent and arrange access with the district.
The coursework alongside this program
Use it where your child qualifies. We teach the courses and grade the work, starting at your child’s level.
$149/month per child after the trial.