Number of Families Homeschooling Has Doubled Since 1999

As reported by the HSLDA:

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently released the final executive summary of its fourth quadrennial survey on homeschooling, conducted in 2012.

Notable facts from the survey show that:

  • Homeschool students made up 3.4% of the school-age population in 2012.
  • There were an estimated 1.8 million students being homeschooled in 2012.
  • Concern about the public school environment was reported to be a major factor in nine out of ten parents’ decisions to homeschool their children.
  • Homeschooling has doubled nationwide since the first DOE survey in 1999

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