Free homeschool attendance tracker

One page for the whole school year. Tick a box for each day you did school, add up each month, and file it with your child’s work. No sign-up needed.

Updated for 2026-27 · Last checked October 30, 2026

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Printable homeschool attendance tracker: twelve months, a box for every day, and totals for days and hours — The sheet as it prints: US Letter, landscape, black ink

Fill in the dates before you print

Pick when your year starts and how many children you have, and we set up the sheet for you. We do not ask for names or an email.

Month rows start at the month you pick
One sheet for each child, with a name line
An optional line under the title for your state, only where we have checked it

What’s on the sheet

A grid for every dayTwelve rows, one for each month of the school year, with a box for each day. Days a month does not have are shaded.
Days and hoursA Days box and an Hours box at the end of every row, and totals for the year at the bottom.
One sheet per childChoose one to four children. Each gets a sheet with a name line, grade and school year.

It prints on one page in black ink, so it works on any home printer. There is room at the top for a line about your state, such as its number of days.

How to use it

Print one sheet per child.Once for the whole year is enough. Any printer works.
Tick a box for each day you did school.A short day counts too. Your state, not us, decides what counts.
Add up each month.Write the days in the Days box and, if you keep them, the hours in the Hours box.
File it with the year’s work.Keep the sheet with your child’s work samples so the dates and the work travel together.

Which days count?

That depends on where you live. Some states ask for a number of days, some for hours, and many ask for neither. We list what each state we have checked asks, with the source and the date we checked, in our homeschool records by state guide. If your state counts hours instead, try the homeschool hours log.

Pennsylvania names 180 days or 900 hours a year at the elementary level.
New York names 180 days a year, with attendance records you keep and show on request.
South Carolina names 180 days, and Colorado names 172 days averaging about four hours a day.

Skip the ticking

If your child already does a PencilGo sheet most days, you do not need to tick anything. Print a sheet, your child works in pencil, and you scan it. PencilGo adds the day to your child’s record, with the subject and about how long it took, and you can fix any line.

About five minutes a day for you. No screen time for your child.

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The Records tab in PencilGo: days logged, estimated hours, samples saved and this week at a glance — A child's Records tab (sample data)

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Questions parents ask

Do I have to keep attendance records?

It depends on your state. Some states ask for a record of days or hours, many ask for none, and a few ask for a portfolio instead. Our state guide lists what each state we have checked asks, with a source and the date we checked. Even where nothing is required, a simple record is easy to keep and handy if anyone asks. Look up your state.

How many days is a homeschool year?

It varies. Of the states we have checked, Pennsylvania, New York and South Carolina name 180 days, Colorado names 172, and Florida and Maryland name no number in the text we read. When in doubt, ask your evaluator or district. See each state’s number.

Can I count weekends and field trips?

Your state decides what counts as a school day. Many families count a field trip or a read-aloud day when it was real learning. The weekly log sheet has a box for trips, so you can see them separately from worksheet days. Get the weekly log sheet.

How do I track attendance for several children?

Choose how many children above and the PDF gives each child their own sheet, with a name line at the top. Print one per child, once for the whole year.

Can PencilGo track attendance for me?

Yes. Each sheet your child finishes and you scan adds that day to the record, with the subject and about how long it took. Hours are estimates from each sheet’s planned time, and you can change any line. A family record, not a state filing.

Print. Scan. The record fills itself.

Print a sheet, your child works in pencil, and you scan it when it’s done. PencilGo marks it, picks the next sheet and keeps the record. Free, about five minutes a day, and your child never touches a screen.