HomeTrail’s public directory

Homeschool Co-ops Near Me

The fastest way to find a homeschool co-op near you is to start with your state, then narrow to a city with several groups to compare. HomeTrail’s directory links you to public co-op listings; each group should confirm its current openings, schedule, costs, ages, and participation expectations.

Maintained by Laura and Mick, HomeTrail founders and homeschool parents of four.

Newest public listing update: July 29, 2026.

Start here

Browse homeschool co-ops by state

State guides appear when the directory has enough public listings to make a useful comparison. Open a state to see every eligible listing and any city guides available within it.

Alabama 12 communities 13 Arizona 4 communities 5 Arkansas 9 communities 9 California 11 communities 12 Florida 25 communities 30 Georgia 16 communities 18 Idaho 7 communities 9 Illinois 15 communities 19 Indiana 14 communities 15 Kansas 6 communities 6 Kentucky 17 communities 18 Louisiana 8 communities 9 Maryland 6 communities 6 Michigan 8 communities 8 Minnesota 5 communities 5 Missouri 20 communities 21 New Jersey 4 communities 5 New York 5 communities 5 North Carolina 15 communities 16 Ohio 20 communities 22 Oklahoma 11 communities 12 Oregon 4 communities 6 Pennsylvania 19 communities 21 South Carolina 17 communities 19 Tennessee 20 communities 26 Texas 31 communities 36 Virginia 10 communities 12 Washington 14 communities 14

More local

City co-op guides with several options

These locations currently have enough public listings to compare without starting from the whole state.

Pensacola, FL Florida 4 St. Charles, IL Illinois 3 Lebanon, OR Oregon 3 Crossville, TN Tennessee 3 Fredericksburg, VA Virginia 3

Before you join

Questions to ask a homeschool co-op

Who can attend? Confirm ages, sibling policies, enrollment windows, and whether there is a waitlist.
What does participation require? Ask whether parents teach, assist, remain on site, volunteer, or may use a drop-off format.
What will it cost? Look beyond tuition to registration, supplies, facility fees, uniforms, and field trips.
What is the group’s focus? Compare academics, social time, enrichment, worldview, learning style, and support for different needs.
Does the rhythm fit? Check meeting days, travel time, homework, attendance rules, and the full-year calendar.

After you find one

Build the rest of the week around it

A co-op is one part of the week. HomeTrail’s free homeschool planner keeps co-op days beside curriculum, appointments, family learning, attendance, and the work you record afterward.

HomeTrail Plus adds TrailGuide, Nest, Compass, generated packs and worksheets, grading, and transcripts. That shared family context is useful when a co-op assignment changes the week or when learning from several places needs to become one dependable record.

If the co-op schedule feels hard to fit, compare these flexible homeschool schedule examples before forcing every day into the same shape.

Plan around your co-op

Help improve the directory

Missing a co-op or spotted an outdated listing?

Send us the group’s name, website, and city or region. If you represent a listed co-op, tell us what should change and include the listing URL. We review submissions before adding or updating public directory information.

Suggest or update a co-op

What counts as a co-op in this directory?

Local groups use different names. This directory may include parent-led homeschool co-ops, support groups, learning pods, collectives, and associations when their public listing describes a shared homeschool community. It does not treat inclusion as an endorsement, and it does not assume every group is currently accepting members.

Want to look beyond co-ops? Browse the full homeschooling resource directory for classes, field trips, curriculum, community groups, and other local or online options.