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| Table 206.15. | Percentage and percentage distribution of homeschooled students ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through grade 12, by reasons their parents gave for homeschooling, the one reason their parents identified as most important, and race/ethnicity of child: 2019 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Race/ethnicity of child | A concern about school environ- ment, such as safety, drugs, or negative peer pressure |
A dissatis- faction with the academic instruction at other schools | A desire to provide religious instruction | A desire to provide moral instruction | Child has a physical or mental health problem | Child has a temporary illness1 | Child has other special needs | A desire to provide a nontraditional approach to child's education | Emphasis on family life together | Other reasons2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of homeschooled students whose parents selected each reason as one of their reasons for homeschooling3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 80.3 | (2.22) | 72.6 | (2.65) | 58.9 | (2.89) | 74.7 | (2.44) | 15.6 | (2.15) | 2.8 | (0.79) | 23.1 | (2.25) | 54.2 | (2.69) | 74.6 | (2.19) | 34.8 | (2.93) | ||||||||||
| White | 82.1 | (2.47) | 75.8 | (2.70) | 62.7 | (2.99) | 78.7 | (2.27) | 12.2 | (2.17) | 2.0 | ! | (0.72) | 21.9 | (2.82) | 54.0 | (3.31) | 76.0 | (2.66) | 32.9 | (3.05) | |||||||||
| Black | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 70.0 | (8.96) | 57.0 | (8.28) | 39.4 | (8.32) | 50.6 | (9.21) | 24.8 | (7.18) | ‡ | (†) | 24.6 | (6.12) | 40.9 | (7.94) | 59.8 | (8.56) | 45.1 | (9.80) | ||||||||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Asian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Other4 | 94.5 | (3.60) | 89.9 | (4.82) | 59.5 | (10.35) | 95.9 | (3.41) | 17.2 | ! | (8.23) | ‡ | (†) | 38.7 | ! | (11.84) | 76.1 | (9.74) | 89.5 | (6.69) | 31.5 | ! | (12.78) | |||||||
| Percentage distribution of homeschooled students, by the one reason identified by their parents as most important5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 25.0 | (2.86) | 14.5 | (1.99) | 13.0 | (1.94) | 6.6 | (1.30) | 2.9 | (0.83) | ‡ | (†) | 7.3 | (1.10) | 7.7 | (1.42) | 8.3 | (1.96) | 14.0 | (2.34) | ||||||||||
| White | 23.7 | (3.11) | 16.1 | (2.63) | 12.8 | (2.31) | 8.6 | (1.73) | 2.1 | ! | (0.70) | ‡ | (†) | 7.1 | (1.32) | 9.5 | (1.99) | 9.0 | (2.06) | 10.7 | (2.21) | |||||||||
| Black | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 25.6 | (7.10) | 12.1 | ! | (3.82) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 12.9 | ! | (4.67) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 26.9 | (8.02) | ||||||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Asian | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| Other4 | 41.7 | (12.22) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Students are excluded from this table if a temporary illness was the only reason that their parents gave for homeschooling. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 In addition to selecting listed reasons, parents could also write in "another reason." Other reasons that parents gave for homeschooling include child being bullied, finances, travel, and a more flexible schedule. This category also includes children whose parents responded "no" to all response options provided in the questionnaire, including "another reason." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Parents could give more than one reason. They answered "yes" or "no" to each of the listed reasons. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes Two or more races and race/ethnicity not reported. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Parents could identify only one reason as the most important. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Excludes students who were enrolled in school for more than 24 hours a week. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and suppression of data that do not meet reporting standards. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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:2019). (This table was prepared January 2022.) |
