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New NC Homeschool Numbers<\/h4>\n

In July 2025, the NC Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE) published the NC homeschool statistics for the 2024-2025 school year. The number of state recognized homeschools increased this year from 96,529 to 101,880. The increase this year over last year was about 5.5% to 96,529. While there is not an exact count of the number of students, DNPE estimates that there are about 1.6 students per homeschool for a total of 165,243 students. NCHE believes that a more realistic estimate is 2 students per homeschool for a total student population of 203,760 students.<\/strong> Since most homeschools with only students below the age of 7 do not officially open a school (because the law does not require it), there are actually more homeschools than this number represents.\u00a0Here is a link to the North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education homeschool data for the 2024-2025 school year<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n

A post<\/strong> <\/a>written by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. states that “<\/span><\/span><\/span>More empirical evidence shows that homeschooling doubled in the United States during the government pandemic lockdowns. The growth occurred from the 2019-2020 institutional school year to the 2020-2021 year, to perhaps as many as 5 million school-age children. The latest data come from the United States Census Bureau.”<\/p>\n

Ray (2021b) estimated that there were 4.0 to 5.0 million homeschool students in grades K-12 in the United States (or 7% to 9% of school-age children) in January of 2021. The rate of growth in North Carolina didn’t double, but NCHE estimates that homeschool students represent about 13% of the total NC K-12 student population. That’s about double the national average.<\/p>\n

Historical Growth in NC Homeschooling<\/h4>\n

In January 1988, there were about 1,046 homeschools in North Carolina. When NCHE convinced the NC General Assembly to pass a favorable homeschool law that was ratified on June 20, 1988, the number of homeschools began to grow rapidly. By the end of the 1988-89 school year the NC homeschool community had experienced a phenomenal 32% increase in numbers to 1,385 homeschools. Since then, the number of homeschools in North Carolina has grown at an annual compound growth rate of more that 29%.<\/p>\n

In 2011, NCHE commissioned the following research:
A Summary of Homeschooling Across North Carolina: Academic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics<\/span><\/a>
Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. March 11, 2011<\/span><\/p>\n

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New NC Homeschool Numbers In July 2025, the NC Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE) published the NC homeschool statistics for the 2024-2025 school year. The number of state recognized homeschools increased this year from 96,529 to 101,880. The increase this year over last year was about 5.5% to 96,529. While there is not an exact count of the number of students, DNPE estimates that there are about 1.6 students per homeschool for a total of 165,243 students. NCHE believes that a more realistic estimate is 2 students per homeschool for a total student population of 203,760 students. Since most homeschools with only students below the age of 7 do not officially open a school (because the law does not require it), there are actually more homeschools than this number represents.\u00a0Here is a link to the North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education homeschool data for the 2024-2025 school year. A post written by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. states that “More empirical evidence shows that homeschooling doubled in the United States during the government pandemic lockdowns. The growth occurred from the 2019-2020 institutional school year to the 2020-2021 year, to perhaps as many as 5 million school-age children. The latest data come from the United States Census Bureau.” Ray (2021b) estimated that there were 4.0 to 5.0 million homeschool students in grades K-12 in the United States (or 7% to 9% of school-age children) in January of 2021. The rate of growth in North Carolina didn’t double, but NCHE estimates that homeschool students represent about 13% of the total NC K-12 student population. That’s about double the national average. Historical Growth in NC Homeschooling In January 1988, there were about 1,046 homeschools in North Carolina. When NCHE convinced the NC General Assembly to pass a favorable homeschool law that was ratified on June 20, 1988, the number of homeschools began to grow rapidly. By the end of the 1988-89 school year the NC homeschool community had experienced a phenomenal 32% increase in numbers to 1,385 homeschools. Since then, the number of homeschools in North Carolina has grown at an annual compound growth rate of more that 29%. In 2011, NCHE commissioned the following research:A Summary of Homeschooling Across North Carolina: Academic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. March 11, 2011    <\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32063,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

The modern homeschool movement in America continues to grow, currently at a rate of 8% a year (Ray, 2004; Rudger, 1999; Spiegler, 2003). In America, as of 2009, roughly 2.9% of school-aged children (5-17) were homeschooled (NCES, 2009).\u00a0 Indeed, the success of America's nearly 2 million homeschoolers have inspired others in numerous developed societies; current estimates include 15 developed countries and an additional 2 million students (Ray, 2011).<\/p>

Not only is homeschooling growing internationally and in the United States, but also in North Carolina.<\/p>

I n 2011, NCHE commissioned the following research:<\/p>

A Summary of Homeschooling Across North Carolina: Academic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics<\/a>
Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. March 11, 201<\/p>

NC:\u00a080,973+ Homeschools, 202,433+ Students<\/strong><\/p>

In January 1988, there were about 1046 homeschools in North Carolina. When NCHE convinced the NC General Assembly to pass a favorable homeschool law that was ratified on June 20, 1988, the number of homeschools began to grow rapidly. By the end of the 1988-89 school year the NC homeschool community had experienced a phenomenal 32% increase in numbers to 1,385 homeschools. Since then, the number of homeschools in North Carolina has grown at an annual compound growth rate of more that 14%.<\/p>

NC_HS_SummaryScreen<\/a>\u00a0 \"\"In July, 2017, the NC Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE) published the NC homeschool statistics for the 2016-2017 school year. The number of state recognized homeschools grew by about 8.5% to 80,973 (from 74,653 the year before). The number of students is an estimate. DNPE estimates that there are about 1.6 students per homeschool for a total of 127,847 students. NCHE believes that a more realistic estimate is 2.5 students per homeschool for a total student population of 202,433. Also, since most homeschools with only students below the age of 7 do not officially open a school (because the law does not require it), there are actually more homeschools than this number represents. Here is a link to the North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education homeschool data for the the 2016-2017 school year<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>

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