PDF Home Education in Florida Annual Report 2015-16 School Year

Home Education in Florida Annual Report

2015-16 School Year

June 2016

Florida Department of Education Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice

Phone: (850) 245-0502 Toll-free Hotline: 1(800) 447-1636

Home Education in Florida

Established by the Florida Legislature as a school choice option in 1985, home education is defined in Section 1002.01, Florida Statutes, as "the sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parent ." Section 1002.41, F.S., requires parents to notify the district school superintendent in the county of residence of their intent to establish and maintain a home education program and to provide the name, address, and birth date of each student participating. Florida law does not require a particular educational background for parents of home-educated students. Parents who home educate their children are able to customize the curriculum to the needs of each child. However, a portfolio of activities, records and materials showing student work must be maintained for two years and made available to the school district if requested in writing. Additionally, Section 1002.41, F.S. requires that students in home education programs annually undergo one of five academic evaluation options, the results of which must be submitted to the school district by the parent. Each year, the Department of Education surveys all school districts to collect data on the number of students and families who have registered their intent to establish home education programs. For the 2015-16 school year, the numbers provided by the districts indicate that 58,197 families and 83,359 students participated in home education programs. In the last five years, the total number of students in home education has increased by 10,951 or 15% over the 72,408 students reported in 2011-12, with a five-year average of 78,544 students.*

For more information on home education in Florida, please visit the Web site of the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice at: .

*2016 totals declined due to two districts indicating that previous data issues required corrections.

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HOME EDUCATION STATISTICS BY DISTRICT, 2015-16

DISTRICT ID

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67

DISTRICT NAME

Alachua Baker Bay Bradford Brevard Broward Calhoun Charlotte Citrus Clay Collier Columbia Dade DeSoto Dixie Duval Escambia Flagler Franklin Gadsden Gilchrest Glades Gulf Hamilton Hardee Hendry Hernando Highlands Hillsborough Holmes Indian River Jackson Jefferson Lafayette Lake Lee Leon Levy Liberty Madison Manatee Marion Martin Monroe Nassau Okaloosa Okeechobee Orange Osceola Palm Beach Pasco Pinellas Polk Putnam St. Johns St. Lucie Santa Rosa Sarasota Seminole Sumter Suwannee Taylor Union Volusia Wakulla Walton Washington

STATE TOTAL:

STUDENTS

1,343 208

1,069 188

4,156 3,726

72 594 682 1,139 1,420 531 3,460 214 100 5,888 1,300 617

25 349 231

63 77 95 174 95 1,104 386 5,495 186 856 354 166 65 2,775 2,010 1,406 324 21 172 1,412 2,483 756 245 566 1,103 533 4,785 1,425 5,995 3,083 2,900 3,279 308 1,500 1,689 909 1,298 1,672 453 513 105 124 2,276 231 420 160

83,359

FAMILIES

863 136 752 157 3,093 2,749

43 556 514 741 983 179 1,730 159

80 4,276

550 443

20 227 161

58 62 77 123 67 802 314 3,749 141 690 230 95 44 1,901 1,486 1,043 259 18 139 1,018 1,094 537 172 361 719 455 3,675 1,101 4,437 2,147 2,046 2,524 195 1,034 1,249 505 925 1,221 283 368 82 89 1,694 153 300 103

58,197

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Number of Students 52,613 55,822 56,650

60,913 62,567

69,281 72,408 75,801 77,054

84,096 83,359

Student Enrollment in Home Education Programs 2005-06 Through 2015-16

100K

80K

60K

40K

20K

0K 2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011 Year

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

School Year

2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

Students

83,359 84,096 77,054 75,801 72,408 69,281 62,567 60,913 56,650 55,822 52,613

Change

-737 7,042 1,253 3,393 3,127 6,714 1,654 4,263

828 3,209

% Change

-0.9% 9.1% 1.7% 4.7% 4.5% 10.7% 2.7% 7.5% 1.5% 6.1%

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Number of Families 36,149 36,939 39,100 42,431 42,754 48,254 48,803 54,212 56,689 58,144 58,197

Districts with the Most Home Education Students 2015-16

District Name Palm Beach Duval Hillsborough Orange Brevard Broward Dade Polk Pasco Pinellas

Students 5,995 5,888 5,495 4,785 4,156 3,726 3,460 3,279 3,083 2,900

% 7.2% 7.1% 6.6% 5.7% 5.0% 4.5% 4.2% 3.9% 3.7% 3.5%

Families 4,437 4,276 3,749 3,675 3,093 2,749 1,730 2,524 2,147 2,046

% 7.6% 7.3% 6.4% 6.3% 5.3% 4.7% 3.0% 4.3% 3.7% 3.5%

Families in Home Education Programs 2005-06 Through 2015-16

60K

50K

40K

30K

20K

10K

0K

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010 2011 2012 YEAR

2013

2014

2015

2016

Year

2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06

Families

58,197 58,144 56,689 54,212 48,803 48,254 42,754 42,431 39,100 36,939 36,149

% Increase

0.1% 2.6% 4.6% 11.1% 1.1% 12.9% 0.8% 8.5% 5.9% 2.2%

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