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(72KB)| Table 206.10. | Number and percentage of homeschooled students ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through 12th grade, by selected child, parent, and household characteristics: 2003, 2007, and 2012 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected child, parent, or household characteristic | 2003 | 2007 | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Number of students1 (in thousands) | Number home-schooled2 (in thousands) | Percent home-schooled2 | Number of students1 (in thousands) | Number home-schooled2 (in thousands) | Percent home-schooled2 | Number of students1 (in thousands) | Number home-schooled2 (in thousands) | Percent home-schooled2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Total | 50,707 | (89.3) | 1,096 | (92.3) | 2.2 | (0.18) | 51,135 | (155.3) | 1,520 | (118.0) | 3.0 | (0.23) | 51,657 | (98.7) | 1,773 | 3 | (115.7) | 3.4 | 3 | (0.23) |
| Sex of child | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 25,819 | (286.8) | 569 | (61.9) | 2.2 | (0.24) | 26,286 | (355.6) | 639 | (75.1) | 2.4 | (0.28) | 26,620 | (318.2) | 499 | (48.0) | 1.9 | (0.18) | ||
| Female | 24,888 | (277.7) | 527 | (58.2) | 2.1 | (0.23) | 24,849 | (386.9) | 881 | (97.4) | 3.5 | (0.39) | 25,037 | (314.0) | 583 | (63.4) | 2.3 | (0.25) | ||
| Race/ethnicity of child | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 31,584 | (187.2) | 843 | (77.5) | 2.7 | (0.25) | 29,815 | (197.9) | 1,171 | (102.2) | 3.9 | (0.34) | 26,978 | (161.7) | 893 | (81.2) | 3.3 | (0.30) | ||
| Black | 7,985 | (45.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7,523 | (114.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7,191 | (45.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| Hispanic | 8,075 | (35.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 9,589 | (84.8) | 147 | (27.5) | 1.5 | (0.29) | 11,814 | (55.1) | 72 | (17.3) | 0.6 | (0.15) | ||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1,432 | (114.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1,580 | (122.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2,849 | (118.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| Other | 1,631 | (127.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2,629 | (141.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2,825 | (120.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| Grade equivalent4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kindergarten through grade 5 | 24,269 | (24.7) | 472 | (55.3) | 1.9 | (0.23) | 23,529 | (68.1) | 717 | (83.8) | 3.0 | (0.36) | 25,842 | (141.1) | 423 | (61.1) | 1.6 | (0.24) | ||
| Kindergarten | 3,643 | (24.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3,669 | (67.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5,295 | (136.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| Grades 1 through 3 | 12,098 | (#) | 214 | (33.3) | 1.8 | (0.28) | 11,965 | (2.4) | 406 | (64.5) | 3.4 | (0.54) | 12,101 | (135.0) | 203 | (45.6) | 1.7 | (0.38) | ||
| Grades 4 through 5 | 8,528 | (#) | 160 | (30.1) | 1.9 | (0.35) | 7,895 | (2.1) | 197 | (41.4) | 2.5 | (0.52) | 8,446 | (128.1) | 142 | (26.1) | 1.7 | (0.31) | ||
| Grades 6 through 8 | 12,472 | (6.5) | 302 | (44.9) | 2.4 | (0.36) | 12,435 | (0.7) | 371 | (65.3) | 3.0 | (0.53) | 12,006 | (139.1) | 317 | (44.3) | 2.6 | (0.37) | ||
| Grades 9 through 12 | 13,958 | (81.8) | 315 | (47.0) | 2.3 | (0.33) | 15,161 | (129.3) | 422 | (58.2) | 2.8 | (0.38) | 13,808 | (112.0) | 341 | (42.8) | 2.5 | (0.31) | ||
| Number of children in the household | ||||||||||||||||||||
| One child | 8,033 | (218.1) | 110 | (22.3) | 1.4 | (0.27) | 8,463 | (227.1) | 197 | (32.5) | 2.3 | (0.38) | 10,899 | (182.6) | 179 | (21.4) | 1.6 | (0.19) | ||
| Two children | 20,530 | (319.4) | 306 | (45.1) | 1.5 | (0.22) | 20,694 | (295.3) | 414 | (67.2) | 2.0 | (0.32) | 20,337 | (251.8) | 314 | (44.5) | 1.5 | (0.22) | ||
| Three or more children | 22,144 | (362.8) | 679 | (80.2) | 3.1 | (0.36) | 21,979 | (331.0) | 909 | (102.4) | 4.1 | (0.46) | 20,421 | (209.6) | 589 | (63.5) | 2.9 | (0.30) | ||
| Number of parents in the household | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Two parents | 35,936 | (315.1) | 886 | (82.7) | 2.5 | (0.23) | 37,219 | (300.7) | 1,357 | (111.5) | 3.6 | (0.30) | 34,252 | (254.7) | 908 | (79.2) | 2.7 | (0.23) | ||
| One parent | 13,260 | (319.2) | 196 | (42.6) | 1.5 | (0.32) | 11,777 | (296.8) | 118 | (28.4) | 1.0 | (0.24) | 15,436 | (250.8) | 137 | (34.5) | 0.9 | (0.22) | ||
| Nonparental guardians | 1,511 | (100.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 2,139 | (203.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1,968 | (112.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| Parent participation in the labor force | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Two parents—both in labor force | 25,108 | (373.1) | 274 | (44.1) | 1.1 | (0.18) | 26,055 | (318.3) | 518 | (76.2) | 2.0 | (0.29) | 22,884 | (293.3) | 295 | (41.3) | 1.3 | (0.18) | ||
| Two parents—one in labor force | 10,545 | (297.2) | 594 | (73.7) | 5.6 | (0.67) | 10,754 | (286.1) | 808 | (94.3) | 7.5 | (0.82) | 11,581 | (275.2) | 618 | (70.1) | 5.3 | (0.60) | ||
| One parent—in labor force | 12,045 | (267.9) | 174 | (39.8) | 1.4 | (0.33) | 10,020 | (277.1) | 127 | (29.5) | 1.3 | (0.30) | 13,083 | (238.6) | 96 | (19.2) | 0.7 | (0.15) | ||
| No parent participation in labor force | 3,008 | (171.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4,308 | (228.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4,108 | (187.3) | 74 | ! | (26.9) | 1.8 | ! | (0.65) |
| Highest education level of parents | ||||||||||||||||||||
| High school diploma or less | 16,106 | (272.3) | 269 | (51.6) | 1.7 | (0.32) | 14,306 | (292.9) | 208 | (35.5) | 1.5 | (0.24) | 16,762 | (83.8) | 270 | (53.3) | 1.6 | (0.32) | ||
| Vocational/technical or some college | 16,068 | (323.4) | 338 | (57.7) | 2.1 | (0.36) | 14,581 | (326.5) | 559 | (77.5) | 3.8 | (0.52) | 15,621 | (173.9) | 344 | (38.4) | 2.2 | (0.24) | ||
| Bachelor's degree/some graduate school | 10,849 | (275.0) | 309 | (48.5) | 2.8 | (0.45) | 11,448 | (276.5) | 444 | (64.7) | 3.9 | (0.57) | 11,675 | (168.4) | 275 | (41.9) | 2.4 | (0.36) | ||
| Graduate/professional degree | 7,683 | (239.5) | 180 | (41.6) | 2.3 | (0.55) | 10,800 | (236.0) | 309 | (50.0) | 2.9 | (0.46) | 7,599 | (34.1) | 192 | (26.5) | 2.5 | (0.35) | ||
| Household income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| $20,000 or less | 9,079 | (146.2) | 164 | (38.9) | 1.8 | (0.43) | 8,488 | (201.2) | 186 | (42.1) | 2.2 | (0.50) | 7,593 | (39.6) | 59 | (12.1) | 0.8 | (0.16) | ||
| $20,001 to $50,000 | 16,515 | (336.1) | 430 | (60.3) | 2.6 | (0.36) | 13,648 | (306.1) | 420 | (59.8) | 3.1 | (0.42) | 13,973 | (84.7) | 321 | (44.2) | 2.3 | (0.32) | ||
| $50,001 to $75,000 | 10,961 | (282.2) | 264 | (51.1) | 2.4 | (0.46) | 10,289 | (232.9) | 414 | (58.8) | 4.0 | (0.57) | 9,406 | (23.9) | 278 | (40.8) | 3.0 | (0.44) | ||
| $75,001 to $100,000 | 6,432 | (238.0) | 169 | (42.9) | 2.6 | (0.66) | 6,899 | (210.8) | 264 | (57.2) | 3.8 | (0.83) | 6,916 | (29.5) | 211 | (42.4) | 3.0 | (0.61) | ||
| Over $100,000 | 7,718 | (212.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 11,811 | (228.2) | 236 | (57.5) | 2.0 | (0.49) | 13,769 | (56.5) | 214 | (34.4) | 1.6 | (0.25) | ||
| Locale | ||||||||||||||||||||
| City | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 15,998 | (292.3) | 327 | (40.4) | 2.0 | (0.26) | 15,191 | (236.0) | 226 | (28.0) | 1.5 | (0.18) | ||
| Suburb | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 18,988 | (291.3) | 503 | (78.8) | 2.6 | (0.41) | 19,356 | (330.6) | 303 | (44.6) | 1.6 | (0.22) | ||
| Town | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5,574 | (209.4) | 168 | (37.1) | 3.0 | (0.65) | 4,839 | (197.9) | 112 | (30.8) | 2.3 | (0.63) | ||
| Rural | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 10,576 | (110.9) | 523 | (75.9) | 4.9 | (0.71) | 12,271 | (249.1) | 441 | (65.0) | 3.6 | (0.52) | ||
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Refers to all students in public and private schools and homeschooled students. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Numbers and percentages of homeschoolers exclude students who were enrolled in school for more than 25 hours a week or who were homeschooled only due to a temporary illness. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 The National Center for Education Statistics uses a statistical adjustment for estimates of total homeschoolers in 2012. For more information about this adjustment, please see Homeschooling in the United States: 2012 (NCES 2015-019, forthcoming). All other estimates about homeschoolers do not use a statistical adjustment. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Students whose grade equivalent was "ungraded" were excluded from the grade analysis. The percentage of students with an "ungraded" grade equivalent was 0.02 percent in 2003 and 2007. There were no students with an "ungraded" grade equivalent in 2012. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: While National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) administrations prior to 2012 were administered via telephone with an interviewer, NHES:2012 used self-administered paper-and-pencil questionnaires that were mailed to respondents. Measurable differences in estimates between 2012 and prior years could reflect actual changes in the population, or the changes could be due to the mode change from telephone to mail. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (PFI-NHES:2003, 2007, and 2012). (This table was prepared November 2014.) |
