I always been wonder, Why do parents choose to homeschool their kids? Among common reasons that were cited in a National Center for Education Statistics study were that parents:

-believed that they could give their child a better education at home
-had religious reasons
-thought that their children had a poor learning enviornment at school
-had family reasons
-wanted to develop character and morality
-objected to what schools teach
-thought that their school wasn't challenging their child

Some other characteristics of homeschoolers:

75% are white, non-Hispanic, while only 65% of nonhomeschoolers are white.
many come from families with 3 or more children
97% of homeschooling parents were married couples. This isn't surprising, since in a single parent home, that parent usually has to work outside the home
the household income of homeschoolers, reported in ranges from less than $25,000 to over $75,000, is the same as the household income of nonhomeschoolers

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