This graph shows the estimated number of homeschooled students in the United States from 1999 to 2016. In 2016, there were an estimated 1.69 million students who received their education via homeschooling, an increase from 850,000 in 1999.

This graph shows the share of homeschooled students in the United States from 1999 to 2016. In 2016, about 3.3 percent of students in the United States ages five to 17 received their education via homeschooling, an increase from 1.7 percent in 1999.

This layer was developed by the Research & Analytics Group of the Atlanta Regional Commission, using data from Georgia Department of Education to show public school enrollment and student characteristics, including gifted/special education/English learner status, absences/withdrawal, and Milestones assessment scores, for 2016, by census tract in the Atlanta region.

Attributes:

GEOID10 = 2010 Census tract identifier (combination of FIPS codes for state, county, and tract)

County = County identifier (combination of Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) codes for state and county)

Area_Name = 2010 Census tract number and county name

Total_Population_ACS_2016 = # Total population estimate, 2016 (American Community Survey)

Total_Population_ACS_MOE_2016 = # Total population estimate (Margin of Error), 2016 (American Community Survey)

Planning_Region = Planning region designation for ARC purposes

AcresLand = Land area within the tract (in acres)

AcresWater = Water area within the tract (in acres)

AcresTotal = Total area within the tract (in acres)

SqMi_Land = Land area within the tract (in square miles)

SqMi_Water = Water area within the tract (in square miles)

SqMi_Total = Total area within the tract (in square miles)

TRACTCE10 = Census tract Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) code. Census tracts are identified by an up to four-digit integer number and may have an optional two-digit suffix; for example 1457.02 or 23. The census tract codes consist of six digits with an implied decimal between the fourth and fifth digit corresponding to the basic census tract number but with leading zeroes and trailing zeroes for census tracts without a suffix. The tract number examples above would have codes of 145702 and 002300, respectively.

CountyName = County Name

TOT_STUDENTS_ENROLLED_SCHOOL_YR = Total count of students enrolled at any time during the school year

SUBSET_STUDENTS_GRADES_PK_5 = Subset of total students - any student in grades PK-5

SUBSET_STUDENTS_GRADES_6_8 = Subset of total students - any student in grades 6-8

SUBSET_STUDENTS_GRADES_9_12 = Subset of total students - any student in grades 9-12

PCT_GRADES_PK_5 = Percent in grades PK-5

PCT_GRADES_6_8 = Percent in grades 6-8

PCT_GRADES_9_12 = Percent in grades 9-12

STUDENT_SERVED_BY_SPECIAL_ED = Student served by special education program

PCT_SERVED_BY_SPECIAL_ED = Percent served by special ed program

STUDENT_SERVED_BY_GIFTED = Student served by Gifted program

PCT_SERVED_BY_GIFTED = Percent served by gifted program

STUDENT_IS_ENGLISH_LEARNER = Student is a member of the English Learner student group (EL=Y or EL=Monitored Status)

PCT_ENGLISH_LEARNER = Percent in English Learner Student group

CT_RETAINED_STUDTS = Retained Student Count

PCT_RETAINED_STUDTS = Percent of Retained Students

CT_HOMELESS_UNACCOMP_STUDTS = Count of Homeless Students (Marked either "Homeless" or "Unaccompanied Youth" in SR)

PCT_HOMELESS = Percent homeless

CT_STUDTS_PARENT_ACTV_MILITARY = Count of students with parent(s) in Active Military

PCT_STUDTS_PARENT_ACTV_MILITARY = Percent students with parents in Active Military

CT_MID_STUDENTS_WITHDRAW_HOME = Grade 6-8 students withdrawn during school year, reason "H" (Withdrawn to Homeschool)

PCT_MID_STUDENTS_WITHDRAW_HOME = Percent of Middle School students withdrawn for homeschool

CT_HS_STUDENTS_WITHDRAW_HOME = Grade 9-12 students withdrawn during school year, reason "H" (Withdrawn to Homeschool)

PCT_HS_STUDENTS_WITHDRAW_HOME = Percent of High School students withdrawn for homeschool

CT_MID_STUDENTS_WITHDRAW_DJJ = Grade 6-8 students withdrawn during school year, reason "4" (Withdrawn to DJJ)

PCT_MID_STUDENTS_WITHDRAW_DJJ = Percent of Middle School students withdrawn to Department of Juvenile Justice

CT_HS_STUDENTS_WITHDRAW_DJJ = Grade 9-12 students withdrawing during school year with reason "4" (Withdrawn to DJJ)

PCT_HS_STUDENTS_WITHDRAW_DJJ = Percent of High School students withdrawn to Department of Juvenile Justice

CT_STUDENTS_WITHDRAW_ANY = Students withdrawn, any reason, 1 mo. after beginning school yr., 1 mo. before end school yr.

PCT_STUDENTS_WITHDRAW_ANY = Percent withdrawn, any reason, 1 mo. after beginning school yr., 1 mo. before end school yr.

STUDENTS_ABSENT_0_5_days = Absence Bracket A Student Count - Students absent 0-5 days

PCT_STUDENTS_ABSENT_0_5_days = Percent students absent 0-5 days

STUDENTS_ABSENT_6_15_days = Absence Bracket B Student Count - Students absent 6-15 days

PCT_STUDENTS_ABSENT_6_15_days = Percent students absent 6-15 days

STUDENTS_ABSENT_16_MORE_DAYS = Absence Bracket C Student Count - Students absent 16 or More days

PCT_STUDTS_ABSENT_16_MORE_DAYS = Percent students absent more than 15 days

CT_STUDTS_REC_DISCIPLINE = Count of students receiving any discipline event records during school year

PCT_STUDTS_ABS_REC_DISCIPLINE = Percent students absent receiving any discipline event

CT_STUDTS_OSS_MORE_10_days = Students assigned to Out of School Suspension for more than 10 days during school year

PCT_STUDTS_OSS_MORE_10_days = Percent students assigned to Out of School Suspension for more than 10 days

CT_STUDTS_ISS_MORE_10_days = Students assigned to In School Suspension for more than 10 days during school year

PCT_STUDTS_ISS_MORE_10_days = Percent students assigned to In School Suspension for more than 10 days

CT_GRD3_MILES_EOG_ELA_PRO_DIS = Count of Grade 3 Milestones EOG ELA Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

PCT_GRD3_MILES_EOG_ELA_PRO_DIS = Percent of Grade 3 Milestones EOG ELA Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

CT_GRD5_MILES_EOG_ELA_PRO_DIS = Count of Grade 5 Milestones EOG ELA Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

PCT_GRD5_MILES_EOG_ELA_PRO_DIS = Percent of Grade 5 Milestones EOG ELA Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

CT_GRD8_MILES_EOG_ELA_PRO_DIS = Count of Grade 8 Milestones EOG ELA Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

PCT_GRD8_MILES_EOG_ELA_PRO_DIS = Percent of Grade 8 Milestones EOG ELA Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

CT_GRD3_MILES_EOG_MATH_PRO_DIS = Count of Grade 3 Milestones EOG Math Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

PCT_GRD3_MILES_EOG_MATH_PRO_DIS = Percent of Grade 3 Milestones EOG Math Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

CT_GRD5_MILES_EOG_MATH_PRO_DIS = Count of Grade 5 Milestones EOG Math Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

PCT_GRD5_MILES_EOG_MATH_PRO_DIS = Percent of Grade 5 Milestones EOG Math Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

CT_GRD8_MILES_EOG_MATH_PRO_DIS = Count of Grade 8 Milestones EOG Math Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

PCT_GRD8_MILES_EOG_Math_PRO_DIS = Percent of Grade 8 Milestones EOG Math Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

CT_MILES_EOC_ALGEBRA_PRO_or_DIS = Count of Milestones EOC Algebra Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

PCT_MILES_EOC_ALGEBRA_PRO_DIS = Percent of Milestones EOC Algebra Test Takers Scoring PRO or DIS

DENOM_TOT_GRD3_MILES_EOG_ELA = Denominator - Total Count of Grade 3 Milestones EOG ELA Test Takers

DENOM_TOT_GRD5_MILES_EOG_ELA = Denominator - Total Count of Grade 5 Milestones EOG ELA Test Takers

DENOM_TOT_GRD8_MILES_EOG_ELA = Denominator - Total Count of Grade 8 Milestones EOG ELA Test Takers

DENOM_TOT_GRD3_MILES_EOG_MATH = Denominator - Total Count of Grade 3 Milestones EOG Math Test Takers

DENOM_TOT_GRD5_MILES_EOG_MATH = Denominator - Total Count of Grade 5 Milestones EOG Math Test Takers

DENOM_TOT_GRD8_MILES_EOG_MATH = Denominator - Total Count of Grade 8 Milestones EOG Math Test Takers

DENOM_TOT_MILES_EOC_ALG_TAKERS = Denominator - Total Count of Milestones EOC Algebra Test Takers

last_edited_date = Last date the feature was edited by ARC

Source: Georgia Department of Education, Atlanta Regional Commission

Date: 2016

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