Observed arrival · 2026-09-20
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An education research desk covering homeschool enrollment, demographics, test results, household spending, and state policies.
- For
- Researchers, parents, journalists, and education policy readers
- Worth noticing
- The index tracks U.S. homeschool enrollment longitudinally from 1999 through 2025.
Field notes
The site divides its coverage into datasets and short articles spanning enrollment, demographics, academic benchmarks, state policies, curriculum, and costs. Its navigation includes a statistical methodology page, publishing principles, and a corrections log, while the research index identifies longitudinal enrollment tracking from 1999 through 2025. The homepage also offers a monthly email brief and names NCES, the U.S. Census Bureau, and state education departments among its primary sources.
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