North Carolina Home School Statistical History - NC.gov
North Carolina Home School Statistical History The home school statistical year begins each July 1 and concludes the following June 30.
All statistics in the table below are statewide totals. The numbers of schools are actual numbers not estimates. The number of students given for the 85–86 through 95–96 school years are also actual numbers. However, the numbers of students for the 96–97 school year and each school year thereafter are estimates based on random sampling of the actual number of schools operating during each of those school years.
School Year 16–17 15–16 14–15 13–14 12–13 11–12 10–11 09–10 08–09 07–08 06–07 05–06 04–05 03–04 02–03 01–02 00–01 99–00 98–99 97–98 96–97 95–96 94–95 93–94 92–93 91–92 90–91 89–90 88–89 87–88 86–87 85–86
Number of Schools 80,973 74,653 67,804 60,950 53,347 47,977 45,524 43,316 41,042 38,367 36,068 33,690 31,530 28,746 26,422 23,909 20,113 16,623 12,733 10,925 9,381 8,171 6,683 5,415 4,138 3,315 2,479 1,911 1,385 962 793 381
Number of Students 127,847 118,268 106,853 98,172 87,978 79,693 83,609 81,509 77,065 71,566 68,707 64,387 58,780 54,501 51,571 46,909 33,860 27,978 21,500 18,415 15,785 13,801 11,222 8,927 6,947 5,556 4,127 3,206 2,325 1,756 1,572 809
Home schools were officially legalized in North Carolina on May 7, 1985 as a result of a decision rendered on that date by the North Carolina Supreme Court in Delconte v. North Carolina. On June 20, 1988, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation defining a home school and making specific legal requirements for them. The 85–86 school year was the first school year during which home schools were legally recognized as non-public schools. State of North Carolina | Division of Non-Public Education 116 West Jones Street, Suite 2009F | 1309 Mail Service | Raleigh, NC 27699-1309 919 733 4276 T
All statistics in the table below are statewide totals. The numbers of schools are actual numbers not estimates. The number of students given for the 85–86 through 95–96 school years are also actual numbers. However, the numbers of students for the 96–97 school year and each school year thereafter are estimates based on random sampling of the actual number of schools operating during each of those school years.
School Year 16–17 15–16 14–15 13–14 12–13 11–12 10–11 09–10 08–09 07–08 06–07 05–06 04–05 03–04 02–03 01–02 00–01 99–00 98–99 97–98 96–97 95–96 94–95 93–94 92–93 91–92 90–91 89–90 88–89 87–88 86–87 85–86
Number of Schools 80,973 74,653 67,804 60,950 53,347 47,977 45,524 43,316 41,042 38,367 36,068 33,690 31,530 28,746 26,422 23,909 20,113 16,623 12,733 10,925 9,381 8,171 6,683 5,415 4,138 3,315 2,479 1,911 1,385 962 793 381
Number of Students 127,847 118,268 106,853 98,172 87,978 79,693 83,609 81,509 77,065 71,566 68,707 64,387 58,780 54,501 51,571 46,909 33,860 27,978 21,500 18,415 15,785 13,801 11,222 8,927 6,947 5,556 4,127 3,206 2,325 1,756 1,572 809
Home schools were officially legalized in North Carolina on May 7, 1985 as a result of a decision rendered on that date by the North Carolina Supreme Court in Delconte v. North Carolina. On June 20, 1988, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation defining a home school and making specific legal requirements for them. The 85–86 school year was the first school year during which home schools were legally recognized as non-public schools. State of North Carolina | Division of Non-Public Education 116 West Jones Street, Suite 2009F | 1309 Mail Service | Raleigh, NC 27699-1309 919 733 4276 T
