According to national data, the number of families with children enrolled in a school of choice — whether that be a public or private school or homeschooling — was nearly unchanged between 2007 and 2019. About 3 in 10 students in grades K-12 participated in school choice in that time frame.
The national data studied by CRPE did not include the school years affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, when some state-level reports indicate modest increases in homeschooling and private school enrollment. The national trends also don't reflect some substantial local and regional growth in school choice. In San Francisco, for example, a district-sponsored lottery allows families to rank public school preferences.
