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75+ Homeschooling Statistics You Should Know In 2024

Some may doubt the effectiveness of homeschooling, but statistics show otherwise.

In the USA, homeschooling is on the rise. In 2021, 3.721 million students chose homeschooling, and it’s expected to keep growing in 2024.

Approximately 3.7 million students are homeschooled in the US.
The primary reason for choosing homeschooling is discomfort with the traditional school environment.
The grade with the highest number of homeschooled students is 6th to 8th grade.
Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina have the highest numbers of homeschooled students.
More than 48% of parents who homeschool their children have three or more kids.
83% of homeschooled students are enrolled in full-time homeschooling programs, while the remaining 17% are enrolled part-time or are unschooled.
From March to May 2022, 6.73% of all school-age children were homeschooled, according to institute data.

Between 2020 and 2021, the proportion of Black students homeschooling increased significantly from 1% to 8%, according to the White House Post.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 3.0% of homeschoolers reside in cities, 2.9% come from suburban areas, and 4.4% are from rural families.
The proportion of Hispanic students homeschooling rose from 2% to 9% between 2019 and 2021, according to the White House Post.
Students of non-white backgrounds, including Black, Hispanic, Asian, and other ethnicities, make up 41% of homeschoolers, according to the United States Department of Education.
According to Edchoice, different income groups show varying rates of homeschooling adoption: 18% for lower incomes, 11% for middle incomes, and 7% for higher incomes.
According to the NCES, 7 in 10 homeschooled students are white.

Year	Number of homeschooled students
2019	2.5 million
2020	2.65 million
2021	3.721 million
2022	4.3 million

The average cost for homeschooling one child for parents ranges from $700 to $1800 annually.
Materials required for homeschooling typically cost between $150 and $300.
Extracurricular activities included in homeschooling can add $100 to $500 to the cost.
Field trips typically cost between $100 and $250 annually.
Parents spend an average of $350 to $750 per year on homeschooling expenses.
Homeschooling saves the federal government approximately $24 billion in taxpayer money.
In Louisiana, parents are eligible for a 50% tax deduction for homeschooling expenses up to a maximum of $5,000.
Indiana imposes a tax of around $1000 for homeschooled students.
In Illinois, parents of homeschooled children under 21 can claim education expenses above $250 as a tax credit.

Homeschooled students tend to outperform their peers who attend traditional schools, as evidenced by peer-reviewed studies indicating that 69% of homeschoolers succeed in college and post-high school life.
Homeschooled students typically achieve above-average scores on standardized tests like the ACT and SAT, consistently scoring 15% to 30% higher than their public school counterparts, regardless of their parent’s financial or educational background.
On average, homeschooled students score 72 points higher on the SAT than the national mean and perform 22.8 points better than the national average of 21 on the ACT.
Homeschoolers graduate at a higher rate, around 67%, compared to the 57.5% graduation rate of public school students.
Homeschooling is most prevalent among students in grades 6 to 8.
According to the National Home Education Research Institute, homeschooled students achieve an average test score at the 87th percentile, while public school students often score in the 50th percentile in certain subjects.
Homeschoolers outperform the general population by 39 percentile points across all subject areas despite concerns about difficulties in teaching certain subjects like math.