Trends in Homeschooling in a Midwestern Community

Abstract

Changes from 1993 to 1997 in a homeschooling population in a rural midwestern area were examined. The number of families involved in homeschooling, and consequently the number of children involved in homeschooling, appear to have increased over time. The families appear to be becoming somewhat more diverse in religious affiliation, location, and age ranges of children. However, the families continue to represent stable marriages that are usually affiliated with a relatively conservative or evangelical Protestant denominational group.