Learning outside the lines: Home schooling in Kansas
Home school by the numbers
The National Center for Education Statistics in 2003 updated its demographic data about home-schoolers, providing a snapshot for who chooses home education in the United States.
Number of home-schoolers
| Year | Number of students | Home schooled | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 50,188,000 | 85,0000 | 1.7% | |
| 2003 | 50,707,000 | 1,096,000 | 2.2% | |
| Source: National Center for Education Statistics | ||||
Demographics of home school families (2003)
| Grade equivalent | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98,000 | 9% | |
| Grades 1-3 | 21,4000 | 19.7% | |
| Grades 4-5 | 160,000 | 14.7% | |
| Grades 6-8 | 302,000 | 27.7% | |
| Grades 9-12 | 315,000 | 28.9% |
| Race/ethnicity | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 843,000 | 76.9% | |
| Black | 103,000 | 9.4% | |
| Hispanic | 59,000 | 5.4% | |
| Other | 91,000 | 8.3% |
| Children in household | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One child | 110,000 | 10.0% | |
| Two children | 306,000 | 27.9% | |
| Three or more children | 679,000 | 62% |
| Parents in household | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two parents | 886,000 | 81.1% | |
| One parent | 196,000 | 17.9% | |
| Nonparental guardians | 14,000 | 1.3% |
| Parents' participation in labor force | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two parents, both in labor force | 274,000 | 25% | |
| Two parents, one in labor force | 594,000 | 54.2% | |
| One parent in labor force | 174,000 | 15.9% | |
| No parent in labor force | 54,000 | 4.9% |
| Household income | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 or less | 283,000 | 25.8% | |
| $25,001-$50,000 | 311,000 | 28.4% | |
| $50,001-$75,000 | 264,000 | 24.1% | |
| $75,001 or more | 238,000 | 21.7% |
| Parents' highest educational attainment | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High school diploma or less | 269,000 | 24.5% | |
| Vo-tech degree or some college | 338,000 | 30.8% | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 274,000 | 25% | |
| Graduate/professional school | 215,000 | 19.6% |
| Urbanicity | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | 794,000 | 72.4% | |
| Rural | 302,000 | 27.5% |
| Region | Number | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 168,000 | 15.3% | ||
| South | 445,000 | 40.6% | ||
| Midwest | 238,000 | 21.7% | ||
| West | 245,000 | 22.4% | ||
| Source: National Center for Education Statistics | ||||
Average ACT Statistics
Incoming home school freshmen at Kansas University have scored above average on their ACT scores when compared with the general population.
| Year | Overall scores | Home school scores | Average KU scores* | Average KU home school scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.8 | 22.5 | 24.1 | 27.3 |
| 2004 | 20.9 | 22.6 | 24.3 | 26.4 |
| 2005 | 20.9 | 22.5 | 24.4 | 27.6 |
| Source: Kansas University, College Board | * Incoming freshmen | |||
Number of home school students at KU
The number of home school students at Kansas University has increased in the past few years, though the numbers still make up a small portion of the overall student body.
| Year | Undergraduate in-state | Undergraduate out-of-state | Total home schooled | Percent of total student body* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2003 | 35 | 7 | 42 | .16% |
| Fall 2004 | 48 | 13 | 61 | .22% |
| Fall 2005 | 47 | 21 | 68 | .25% |
| Fall 2006 | 62 | 21 | 83 | .31% |
| Source: Kansas University | * Lawrence and Edwards campuses | |||
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