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2025–26 data snapshot

Primary Sources: NCES • U.S. Census Bureau • State DOEs

📈 Enrollment

3.41M – 3.75M

Estimated U.S. homeschool students

6.26% of school-age children

🎯 Test results

75th–79th %ile

Reported test percentile range

Compared with the public-school average

💵 Household Spend

$1,295 – $1,636

Annual family spending

Public-school spending per pupil: $18,853

🏛️ State rules

50 States

Compulsory attendance and ESA rules

17 states with microgrants or ESAs

🛡️ How we work

100% Non-Partisan

Our estimate method

Stock estimates and longitudinal models

🔬 ChalkLens

Independent research desk publishing verified K-12 statistics, homeschool counts, testing benchmarks, and quantitative education policy data.

✓ NCES Aligned ✓ Census Pulse Data ✓ Peer-Reviewed

Published & operated by ChalkLens Research Desk.
Direct research desk: contact@chalklens.org

Research Datasets

Research Governance

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APA 7 citation:

ChalkLens. (2026). National Homeschooling & K-12 Quantitative Benchmarks. ChalkLens Research Desk. Retrieved from https://chalklens.org

Research uses U.S. Census Bureau, NCES, and state records. For education research only; it isn't legal or curriculum advice.