Who are homeschoolers?Total Number of Homeschoolers in the US:

1,508,000

Why do people homeschool?

Public schools are spending less and less on arts and musical education.

Nearly 1/3 of American students are bullied daily in public and private schools. Bullying victims are between 2 and 9 times more likely to consider suicide. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death of young people in the USA.

Federal funding is down 6% from 2011 and is continuing to decline.

WHY HOMESCHOOL?THE FACE OF HOMESCHOOLING IS CHANGING. THERE’S LESS CONFIDENCE THAN EVER BEFORE IN TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL METHODS IN THE U.S.

Average SAT score of a homeschool student 1083National Average SAT score under 1000Average ACT score of a homeschool student 22.6National average ACT Score 21.1

Top Reasons for Home Schooling (Multiple Answer Survey)

In 2012 more than half of state governments decreased funding for music and art education.

Homeeducated children are more likely, over the course of their life, to get a college degree, vote and participate in government, be satisfied with their job, and twice as likely to be “very happy overall.”

57% of American students are not academically prepared for college

75% of home educated students say they were glad to be homeschooled!

38.4 % Desire to provide religious or moral instruction 25.6 % Dissatisfaction with academic instructions at public schools 16.8 % Family reasons 15.1 % To develop character and morality 12.1 % Object to what school teaches 11.6 % School doesn’t challenge child

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24th

America is ranked near the

bottom of first world nations for education...

Yet we spend the most per student: SIX times more than the next closest nation in spending, Japan.

We are ranked 24th in the world for literacy.

Public schools are on the decline.

Average academic percentile of a homeschool student

77thAverage reading percentile of a homeschool student

79thAverage math percentile of a homeschool student

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Common Core State Standard implementation in over 40 states

has cause for concern. Standardized test cores are dropping in states that have

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