Education: Private Secular Schools and Home School

Homeschooling numbers double in a decade

6/22/09 • Examiner

The number of homeschoolers in the United States has reached an estimated 1.5 million, or 2.9% of all school-age children, according to a report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). This study was completed in 2007. In 1999, the percentage of homeschoolers was 1.7% and the actual number of homeschools was about half.