One in ten have taken a child out of school to homeschool
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. 10.1% of Americans have formally withdrawn a child from school to homeschool for at least a full school year, not counting pandemic remote learning. Another 29.7% are not parents.
The shares cover all adults, including the 29.7% who are not parents. The question excludes school-run remote learning during the pandemic.
Topline distribution
One in ten have taken a child out of school to homeschool.
Have you ever formally withdrawn a child from public or private school to homeschool them instead, for at least one full school year (not including remote or virtual learning through a school during COVID-19)?
n = 1,000 · Sep 25–30, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Sep 25–30, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | Society, Culture, & Identity |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report
Have you ever formally withdrawn a child from public or private school to homeschool them instead, for at least one full school year (not including remote or virtual learning through a school during COVID-19)?
Cite this question
APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.