Pandemic’s Homeschool Boom Sustains Growth After Lockdowns

A mother helps her daughter with her schoolwork at home in San Anselmo, Calif., on March 18, 2020. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Homeschooling saw a dramatic rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a recent analysis shows that the practice has largely sustained its growth throughout the 2022-23 school year.

Based on data gathered by the Washington Post from 32 states and in Washington, D.C., the number of homeschooling families in 2022-23 was 51 percent higher than in 2017–18.