How Many Homeschool Students are there in the United States During the 2024-2025 School Year?
Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. Braden Hoelzle, Ph.D. Douglas Pietersma, Ed.D. National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) February 27, 2026 Copyright © 2026 by National Home Education Research Institute Abstract The purpose of this study is to estimate the...What Research Says About Public School, Private School, and Homeschool Child Abuse, Neglect, and Fatalities
Key Points 10% to 12% of public and private school children are victims of educator sexual misconduct during grades K-12.[1] This would suggest about 5,460,000 of school-age children in 2022-23[2] would be victims of school employees by grade 12. In addition, there...Reasons for Homeschooling and the Correlates of Home-Educated Students’ Academic Achievement: A New U.S. Nationwide Study
Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute, U.S.A. bray@nheri.org Braden Hoelzle, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute and Frisco Independent School District, Frisco, Texas, U.S.A. International School Choice and Reform Conference...Adults Who Were Homeschooled: Striking Results
What if you were told that adults who were long-term homeschooled (a) now live in lower income households than do the non-homeschooled and (b) that the long-termed homeschooled value hard work more than do the non-homeschooled? Or, that the long-term homeschooled (a)...Implementation of Homeschooling: Parents’ Practices and Processes — A Journal Article by Chris Forlin and Dianne Chambers
Review by Douglas Pietersma, Ed.D. Editor, Home School Researcher Research Associate, National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) Background The researchers Chris Forlin and Dianne Chambers (2024) conducted a quantitative study to address a gap in literature...Centering the Lived Experiences of Rural Black Homeschool Families
A Journal Article by Cheryl Fields-Smith and Timberly L. Baker – Summary and Comments Background Fields-Smith and Baker (2023) identify a significant gap in the existing literature by focusing on the intersectionality of home education, Black families, and rural...
Homeschooling is Beneficial, and Not Harmful, to Children: A Debate in the CQ Researcher Journal
Is Homeschooling Beneficial or Harmful for Children? The CQ Researcher journal published the article “The U.S. Homeschooling Boom: Is more regulation and oversight needed?” on July 19, 2024. It included a Pro/Con debate to answer the question, “Is homeschooling...