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Whether Wyoming homeschool students can play public school sports and join activities and classes, and the rules that apply — from our Wyoming guide.

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Public school activities: a homeschooled child can join the activities and sports of the district where the family lives, under W.S. 21-4-506 (see above).

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The law: a school-age child who lives in a school district, isn't under suspension or expulsion by a Wyoming district, and isn't enrolled full time in that district must be allowed to take part in any activities the district offers, including Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA) sports and activities (W.S. 21-4-506(a)).

Fees: the district may require any participation fees WHSAA requires, and may charge an extra participation fee no higher than what its full-time students pay. It can't charge tuition or any other fee as a condition of taking part. Your child must follow all other district and activities association rules that apply to every participant (W.S. 21-4-506(a)(i)–(iii)).

WHSAA affiliate membership: WHSAA treats homeschooled high school students as affiliate members. Its handbook defines a home school as instruction given by a parent or legal guardian, or a person they designate, and says a program provided to more than one family unit is not a home school. Affiliate members have no vote in WHSAA, must apply each year before the first practice of the fall, winter or spring season, and must meet Wyoming's homeschool law while they are members (2026–27 WHSAA Handbook, Rule 2.6.5).

Affiliate fees (2026–27): a

00 affiliate membership fee per home school, the catastrophic insurance fee, and WHSAA's activity fee for each activity. The activity fee isn't charged when the home school is the visiting school in a combination school agreement. WHSAA's payment instructions say the membership is paid once per family, with catastrophic insurance for each student taking part.

How to register: WHSAA's registration process (updated June 24, 2026) is for high school families, grades 9–12. Fill out the Affiliate Home/Virtual School Membership and Combination School Agreement form on WHSAA's Home/Virtual School page, then pay through its payment portal. A copy of the agreement goes automatically to the host school. WHSAA says the forms and payment portal open by July 15 for the next school year. For a junior high student, contact your local school district.

Combination school agreement: the host school becomes your child's school for all the sports and activities it offers. If you later change to a different host school, all transfer rules apply. Under the general combination rules, the visiting school's principal fills out part of the form and the host school's principal completes it and sends it to WHSAA before the first competition of the season (Rules 2.6.5, 3.1.32).

Academic eligibility: a homeschool affiliate student can establish eligibility with a composite score at or above the 25th percentile on a nationally norm-referenced achievement test, which counts for one calendar year from the date of the results, or with grades and assessments given by a teacher that meet WHSAA's regular academic rules (Rule 6.2.90). Those rules require passing grades in subjects worth at least 5.0 credits a year in the previous semester, and passing five solid subjects at the time of a contest (Rules 6.2.1–6.2.2). Under a combination school agreement, you give the host school proof of work showing your child meets subject and class-hour requirements as often as the host checks its own students; the agreement may use either option (Rule 6.2.91).

Other rules: each member school sets its own participation rules, such as academic expectations and conduct standards, and those apply on top of WHSAA's (Rule 6.1.5). Students must be under 20 on August 1 for fall sports, November 1 for winter and March 1 for spring (Rule 6.3.1). A student is limited to eight semesters, counted in a row from the start of ninth grade (Rule 6.5.1). WHSAA's transfer rules cover grade 9–12 students moving between member and affiliate member schools, and a student who is ineligible at one school can't become eligible by transferring (Rules 6.4.5, 6.4.93). Ask the host school's activities director before you switch schools.

Music and band: homeschooled students may march with a school's band if an official combination school agreement is on file with WHSAA. For All-State honor groups, home school and virtual school students must be enrolled in the school group that matches the All-State group they audition for, unless no such group exists.

ESA students: Steamboat Legacy Scholarship (ESA) funds can pay for services a public school district contracts for and provides, including individual classes and extracurricular activities and programs (W.S. 21-2-904(b)(i)(C)).

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Summarized from our Wyoming guide (as of October 2026) and articles. Rules change — confirm on the official pages before you act.

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