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How to Start Homeschooling in Delaware (2026)

Delaware law recognizes three types of homeschool: multi-family, single-family, and single-family coordinated with the local school district. A homeschool is considered a nonpublic school.

Legal framework

Title 14, section 2703A of the Delaware Code provides that a homeschool is considered a nonpublic school and defines three types. A multi-family homeschool is the education of children, primarily by the parents or legal guardians of the children, mainly in one or more residences or other facilities, when the children are not all related to each other as brother or sister; a person acts as a liaison to the Department of Education for reporting enrollment and attendance information for all families involved. A single-family homeschool is the education of an individual's own child, primarily by the parent or legal guardian of the child, mainly in their own residence. A single-family homeschool coordinated with the local school district is the education of a child, primarily by the parent or legal guardian, mainly in their own residence, using a curriculum approved by the local superintendent or the superintendent's designee.