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Homeschool Hours & Attendance Log

Log the day, split the hours by subject, and watch the year fill up against whatever your state actually asks for. No spreadsheet formulas, no printable you have to re-total by hand in May. Everything stays on this device: no account, no login, nothing sent anywhere.

Year settings — student, requirement, subjects

Requirements vary by state and change — check yours with your state department of education, then enter the numbers here. Leave a field blank if it doesn't apply to you.

No days logged yet — log your first one above and the totals start building.

You are the record keeper. This tool totals what you type; it does not know your state's rules and is not a legal record on its own. Requirements for days, hours, subjects and portfolio evidence differ by state and change over time — verify yours, keep an exported backup, and print a copy for your file rather than relying on one browser.

Days or hours — most states care about one more than the other

Some states count instructional days, some count hours, a few count both, and a handful ask for neither. The practical consequence is that families often track the wrong number all year and discover it in spring. Entering your own requirement once, at the top, means the progress bar is measuring the thing your state actually asks about rather than a national average that applies to nobody.

Hours are also where the honest accounting lives. A morning of read-alouds, a museum afternoon, and forty minutes of long division are all instruction, and families routinely undercount them because they don't look like a classroom. Logging by subject as you go is far more accurate than reconstructing the year from memory in a panic.

The record you'll actually be glad to have

Most homeschooling families never need to produce their log. The ones who do — a move to a stricter state, a curious district, a college application asking for a transcript — need it quickly and in a form someone else can read. A printed page with dates, hours, subjects and a running total does that job. A folder of half-filled printables does not.

Planning reading alongside the log? The Reading Speed Calculator estimates how long a book will take, and the Book Reading Tracker & Journal keeps a record of what's been read, rated and noted. If your child also has an IEP or 504 plan, the IEP & 504 Goal Progress Tracker keeps your own data on each goal.

Need grades, a portfolio and a transcript as well as hours? HomeschoolNest keeps all of it in one offline file — several students, courses and assignments, a reading log, dated portfolio entries, curriculum costs and a printable high-school transcript.

Created by and property of gentletools.com · 2026

Frequently asked questions

How many days and hours does my state require?

Requirements differ by state and change from time to time, so this tool asks you to enter your own numbers rather than guessing on your behalf. Check the current rule with your state department of education or a homeschool legal organisation, then type it in once.

Is my record stored online?

No. The log lives in your browser on this device. Use the export button to keep a backup file, and the print button when you need a paper record for your file.