Data shows homeschooling increased amid the pandemic 

Arlena Brown, center, holds her youngest child, Lucy, 9 months, as she and husband, Robert, left, lead their other children, from left, Jacoby, 11; Felicity, 9, and Riley, 10, through math practice at their home in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s experimental Household Pulse Survey, homeschooling in states across the nation increased amid the pandemic.

By October 2020, data shows that 9.3% of households in Atlanta, Sandy Springs and  Alpharetta were homeschooling.

Homeschooling enrollments also increased across all racial groups and ethnicities. Possible driving factors of homeschooling rates include COVID infection rates and school districts’ ongoing response to the pandemic.