Homeschooling in Ohio is seeing another recent surge after spiking during the pandemic

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More Ohio students are being homeschooled now than during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The number of Ohio students being homeschooled was trending upward pre-pandemic, spiked to about 51,500 students during the COVID-19 pandemic and dipped back down slightly.

But homeschooling recently saw another surge with about 53,000 homeschooled students during the 2023-24 school year, according to data from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.

The number of homeschooled students in Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce:

2023-24: 53,051 students

2022-23: 47,468 students

2021-22: 47,491 students

2020-21: 51,502 s