Table 1. Number and percentage distribution of homeschooled students, ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through 12th grade, by school enrollment status: 1999 and 2003
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Total |
850,000 |
100.0 |
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1,096,000 |
100.0 |
Homeschooled only |
697,000 |
82.0 |
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898,000 |
82.0 |
Enrolled in school part-time |
153,000 |
18.0 |
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198,000 |
18.0 |
Enrolled in school for less than 9 hours a week |
107,000 |
12.6 |
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137,000 |
12.5 |
Enrolled in school for 9 to 25 hours a week |
46,000 |
5.4 |
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61,000 |
5.6 |
NOTE: Excludes students who were enrolled in school for more than 25 hours a week and students who were homeschooled only because of temporary illness. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent Survey of the 1999 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES); Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the 2003 NHES.
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