How many hours of homeschool instruction are required in Wisconsin?

Answer

875 hours per school year, as described below:

CURRENT STATUTORY PROVISIONS FOR HOME-BASED PRIVATE EDUCATION

Section 118.15 (4), Wisconsin Statutes, provides that a parent or guardian may select a home-based private educational program for a child in order to comply with the compulsory school attendance law, but the program must meet the private school requirements specified

in s.118.165 (1).

Section 118.165 (1) states that a private school program (and by definition any home school program) must:

- have as its primary purpose the provision of private or religious-based education;

- be privately controlled;

- provide at least 875 hours of instruction each school year;

- provide a sequentially progressive curriculum of fundamental instruction in reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and health; and

- not be instituted or operated to avoid or circumvent the compulsory school attendance requirement under s.118.15 (1) (a).