Table 5: Number and percentage of homeschooled students, ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through 12th grade, whose parents reported using various sources of curriculum or books: 2003

Table 5. Number and percentage of homeschooled students, ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through 12th grade, whose parents reported using various sources of curriculum or books: 2003
Sources of curriculum or books	Number	Percent
Public library	854,000	77.9
Homeschooling catalog, publisher, or individual specialist	843,000	76.9
Retail bookstore or other store	753,000	68.7
Education publisher not affiliated with homeschooling	653,000	59.6
Homeschooling organization	539,000	49.2
Church, synagogue, or other religious organization	400,000	36.5
Other sources	284,000	26.0
Local public school or district	248,000	22.6
Private school	184,000	16.8
NOTE: Excludes students who were enrolled in school for more than 25 hours a week and students who were homeschooled due to a temporary illness. Percentages do not sum to 100 percent because respondents could choose more than one source of curriculum or books.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES).