{"id":4262,"date":"2020-01-13T21:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T21:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icher.org\/blog\/?p=4262"},"modified":"2020-01-13T21:06:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T21:06:05","slug":"major-update-to-state-homeschooling-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icher.org\/blog\/?p=4262","title":{"rendered":"Major Update to State Homeschooling Data"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over on ICHER’s main page you can find the just updated data<\/a>\u00a0maintained by various\u00a0 state departments of education.\u00a0\u00a0Let me be quick to repeat what I’ve said for years, that the numbers reported here are unreliable for at least these reasons:<\/p>\n

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  1. Data collection is haphazard, varying widely by state, by district within a state, and from year-to-year based upon state budgets, which do not prioritize homeschooling data collection.<\/li>\n
  2. The figures provided by some states don\u2019t account for homeschoolers who may choose to do so by, say, registering as private schools.<\/li>\n
  3. Some homeschoolers simply refuse to register with the state and hence are not included in these tallies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Despite such caveats, I am pleased to report that the data we present this time is by far the most complete we have ever assembled.\u00a0 My dedicated and capable workstudy student Emily Watson really beat the bushes this time, persistently tracking down state information we had previously not been able to acquire.\u00a0 Below is a list of all the new editions to our data since it was posted last time<\/a> over a year ago.\u00a0 Is there a trend?\u00a0 There most certainly is.\u00a0 With only two exceptions (Wisconsin and Louisiana) for every state we have data the trend lines are up.\u00a0 Some years ago I and others suggested that, given slowing growth rates, homeschooling might be reaching a plateau in popularity.\u00a0 The most recent NCES data<\/a> seemed to confirm that assessment.\u00a0 Well, this data suggests otherwise.\u00a0 According to these numbers, homeschooling continues to grow almost everywhere.\u00a0 It is growing in the deep south.\u00a0 It is growing in the northwest.\u00a0 It is growing New England.\u00a0 It is growing in the heartland.\u00a0 This data cannot be trusted to give us a number or a rate of growth, but the trend line is unmistakable.\u00a0 Consult our website<\/a> for the full data.\u00a0 Here are the updates:<\/p>\n

    State Homeschooling Update<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Arkansas<\/strong>: 2018- 20,331<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Colorado:<\/strong> 2017- 7,387 & 2018-9,284<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, significantly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Delaware:<\/strong> 2018- 3,026<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Florida:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    2018- 89,817<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Georgia: <\/strong>2018- 61,340 and 2019- 74,066<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, significantly<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Hawaii: <\/strong>18-19: 3240; 17-18: 2706; 16-17: 3045;15-16: 2859;14-15: 3384<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, significantly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Louisiana<\/strong>: 2018- 13,708 2019- 13,672<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Down, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Maine: <\/strong>2018- 5,749<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Maryland:<\/strong> 2017- 26,040 & 2018- 27,561<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Massachusetts:<\/strong> 2017- 7,414 & 2018- 7,624<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Minnesota:<\/strong> 2017- 18,988<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, significantly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Montana: <\/strong>2018- 5743<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    New Mexico: <\/strong>2019- 7,858<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, significantly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    North Carolina:<\/strong> 2017-135,749 & 2018- 142,037<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, significantly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    North Dakota: <\/strong><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Year<\/td>\nHome School Students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2018-2019<\/td>\n3456<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2017-2018<\/td>\n3078<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2016-2017<\/td>\n3067<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2015-2016<\/td>\n2858<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2014-2015<\/td>\n2764<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2013-2014<\/td>\n2359<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2012-2013<\/td>\n2048<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2011-2012<\/td>\n1891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2010-2011<\/td>\n1683<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2009-2010<\/td>\n1494<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2008-2009<\/td>\n1543<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2007-2008<\/td>\n1478<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2006-2007<\/td>\nNo Data Available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Ohio:<\/strong> 2017- 30,461<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, significantly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Pennsylvania: <\/strong>2015-22,363\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2016- 23,894\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2017- 24,146\u00a0\u00a0 2018- 24,658<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    Rhode Island<\/strong><\/p>\n

    2004- 901;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a02005-852; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02006-811; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02007-981;\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a02008-983; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02009-1,134; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02010-1,270; 2011-1,273; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02012-1,240; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02013-1,513; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02014-1,527; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02016-1,550; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a02017-1,648; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02018-1,764<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Vermont: <\/strong>2017 = 2233; 2018 = 2344; 2019 = 2571<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Virginia: <\/strong>2017- 36,897 & 2018- 36,984<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Washington:<\/strong> 2018- 21,916<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    West Virginia:<\/strong> 2015- 10,069; 2016- 11,075; 2017- 11,196; 2018- 11,699<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Up, modestly<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Wisconsin:<\/strong> 2017- 21,633 & 2018- 21,577<\/p>\n

    Direction of Change: <\/em>Down, modestly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Over on ICHER’s main page you can find the just updated data\u00a0maintained by various\u00a0 state departments of education.\u00a0\u00a0Let me be quick to repeat what I’ve said for years, that the numbers reported here are unreliable for at least these reasons: … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[687,751],"class_list":["post-4262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-national-center-for-education-statistics","tag-state-data"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icher.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icher.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icher.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icher.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icher.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4262"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/icher.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4265,"href":"https:\/\/icher.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4262\/revisions\/4265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icher.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icher.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icher.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}