Homeschool Fast Facts

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Think you know a lot about homeschooling facts? Check out these. See if what you thought lines up with the facts? (I don't know that the first fact is a high enough figure though. I did a quick calculation and already this year I can come up with at least $300. Also, they sure don't add in all the gas for driving the children to lessons, classes, activities, field trips, etc. It also depends on the year. High schoolers are usually much more.)

HomeSchool Fact File

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Median amount spent on home schooling per child in the US - $450

Household incomes
18% of home school families earn less than $25,000, 44% of households between $25,000 and $49,000.

Religion
Over 75% attend religious services

Regulation
States with High government regulation of home schools - homeschool battery score - 86

States with Moderate government regulation of home schools - homeschool battery score - 85

States with Low government regulation of home schools - homeschool battery score - 86

Minority Performance
Home school - average reading score (white) - 87 percentile; Public school - average reading score (white) - 61 percentile

Home school - average reading score (minority) - 87 percentile; Public school - average reading score (minority) -49 percent

Home school - average math score (white) - 82 percentile; Public school - average math score (white) - 60 percentile

Home school - average math score (minority) - 77 percentile; Public school - average math score (minority) - 50 percentile

For data above reference Brian D. Ray, PhD, Home Schooling on the Threshold (NHERI Publications, PO Box 13939, Salem, OR 97309), and HSLDA, Home Education Across the USA (HSLDA, 17333 Pickwick Dr., Purcellville, VA 20132), and HSLDA, Home Schooling Works, Pass it on! Rudner Report, (HSLDA, 17333 Pickwick Dr., Purcellville, VA 20132).

"The average SAT score for home schoolers in 2000 was 1100, compared with 1019 for the general population. And a large study by University of Maryland education researcher Lawrence Rudner showed that the average home schooler scored in the 75th percentile on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills; the 50th percentile marked the national average."

These facts were excerpted from the United States Department of Education Study, summer 2001.

http://nces.ed.gov/