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Homeschooling

Data about homeschooled children are currently collected in the NHES Parent and Family Involvement in Education (PFI) Survey. The PFI survey collects data about students who are enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 or are homeschooled for equivalent grades. For homeschooled students, the survey asks questions related to students’ homeschooling experiences, the sources of the curriculum, and the reasons for homeschooling. Parents are the respondents.

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Most Recent Findings

2019 Homeschooling and Full-Time Virtual Education Rates

First page of the 2019 Homeschooling and Full-Time Virtual Education Rates Report

This report provides 2018–19 rates for grade K–12 student participation in homeschooling, full-time virtual education, and both combined (“instruction at home”) from the 2019 Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program.

Homeschooling in the United States: Results from the 2012 and 2016 Parent and Family Involvement Survey

Cover for the Homeschooling in the United States: Results from the 2012 and 2016 Parent and Family Involvement Survey

These web tables present findings on homeschooling in the United States, including the percentage of students homeschooled; reasons for homeschooling; providers of homeschool instruction (including virtual instruction and schools); teaching style and curriculum source; subjects taught; and homeschool activities.

Most Recent Data File & Questionnaire

2019 PFI Data File

2019 PFI Questionnaire

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