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Homeschooling in Missouri has almost doubled since 2020, with no slowing in sight

Homeschooling in Missouri has almost doubled since 2020, with no slowing in sight

St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio

December 16, 202423m 49s

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A recent report out of the Policy Research in Missouri Education Center at St. Louis University shows that about 61,000 children in Missouri are homeschooled — an almost two-fold increase since 2020. Executive Director Collin Hitt and Senior Research Associate Amy Shelton discuss how Missouri compares to other states, what a continued trend toward homeschooled K-12 students could mean for state-level policy and funding for public schools, and the need for more research into demographic trends and homeschooling outcomes.