# One in ten have taken a child out of school to homeschool

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/one-in-ten-have-taken-a-child-out-of-school-to-homeschool/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. 10.1% of Americans have formally withdrawn a child from school to homeschool for at least a full school year, not counting pandemic remote learning.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

Have you ever formally withdrawn a child from public or private school to homeschool them instead, for at least one full school year (not including remote or virtual learning through a school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)?

One in ten have taken a child out of school to homeschool.

- No: 60.1%
- Not applicable - I am not a parent: 29.7%
- Yes: 10.1%

## 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: 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-30
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-68](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-68)

## Citation

APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-68](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-68)