Homeschool enrollment by year in the United States is not one number. It is several series that answer different questions. How many homeschoolers were there in 2019? The federal household survey counted 1,457,000 students, or 2.8 percent of K–12 age children. How many in 2020? Census pulse put homeschooling at 5.4 percent of households with … Read more
An estimated 2.7 million to 3.4 million school-age students learn at home in the United States today, representing roughly 5% to 6% of the nation’s compulsory K-12 demographic. The exact figure depends heavily on the reporting agency: the National Center for Education Statistics establishes a conservative baseline of 1.8 million full-time students using strict federal … Read more
A school-board member drops a rounded national figure into a packet and treats it as a current headcount. A legislative aide has until Friday to put a percentage in a memo. Both are asking how many U.S. children are taught at home. Both will miss if they grab the wrong file. The last federal parent … Read more
