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July 21, 2005

Interesting Homeschooling Statistics

Homeschooling at a glance
Thursday, July 21, 2005


In the spring of 2003, about 1.1 million, or 2.2 percent of all students, were homeschooled in the United States, an increase from 850,000 in 1999.

The majority of homeschooled students in 2003 received all of their education at home (82 percent), but some attended school up to 25 hours per week. Twelve percent of homeschooled students were enrolled in school less than nine hours per week, and 6 percent were enrolled between 9 and 25 hours.

White children were more likely to be homeschooled than black or Hispanic children or children from other race/ethnicities, and they constituted the majority of homeschooled students (77 percent).

Eighty-one percent of homeschooled students were in two-parent households, and 54 percent were in two-parent households with one parent in the labor force.

In 2003, there were no measurable differences in rates of homeschooling among students when considering their household income or the level of their parents' education.

In 2003, the reasons for homeschooling most frequently reported by parents as being "applicable" were concerns about the school environment (e.g., safety, drugs, or negative peer pressure) (85 percent of parents); a desire to provide religious or moral instruction (72 percent); and dissatisfaction with academic instruction (68 percent).

source: National center for education statistics

From the The Beacon at TownOnline.com

Posted by Julee at July 21, 2005 08:55 PM

Comments

Those are interesting stats. I think it is noble of a parent to take their childs education into their own hands. I read this article on why a woman decided to homeschool:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/content.cfm?content_type=article&content_type_id=5954
The more blogs and articles I read on the subject, the more I learn twords homeschooling my children. It seems like a rewarding experience for many parents.

Posted by: Carrie at July 25, 2005 12:20 PM