Private school enrollment jumps 25 percent in Washington as exodus from public schools continues

[PeteS in CA]

Private school enrollment jumps 25 percent in Washington as exodus from public schools continues

https://thepostmillennial.com/private-school-enrollment-jumps-25-percent-in-washington-as-exodus-from-public-schools-continues

Washington private schools saw a 25 percent jump in enrollment over the last three years and homeschooling saw a 42 percent increase as public school enrollment continued to fall.

According to the State Board of Education, in 2019-20, there were 65,270 students enrolled in K-12 private schools in the state. By 2022-23, that number had spiked to 81,434 students.

Additionally, the number of students that are homeschooled also increased from 20,844 in 2019-20 to 29,798 in 2022-23.

Pre-Covid both sectors - private campus schools and homeschooling were probably experiencing mild growth. Both have significant lifestyle implications. Then came Covid shutdown. At least a couple of things potentially happened. Courtesy of Zoom-schooling, parents saw what was being taught, how. Parents also had a significant involvement in overseeing their children's education and realized that they could do it - demystifying the process. It looks like one, the other, or both factors caused huge jumps in private campus schooling and homeschooling. I think these numbers are past the try-but-return-to-PS time period. I.E. these losses may be long-term.

[Smokin Joe]

Private school enrollment jumps 25 percent in Washington as exodus from public schools continues

https://thepostmillennial.com/private-school-enrollment-jumps-25-percent-in-washington-as-exodus-from-public-schools-continues

Pre-Covid both sectors - private campus schools and homeschooling were probably experiencing mild growth. Both have significant lifestyle implications. Then came Covid shutdown. At least a couple of things potentially happened. Courtesy of Zoom-schooling, parents saw what was being taught, how. Parents also had a significant involvement in overseeing their children's education and realized that they could do it - demystifying the process. It looks like one, the other, or both factors caused huge jumps in private campus schooling and homeschooling. I think these numbers are past the try-but-return-to-PS time period. I.E. these losses may be long-term.

How are you going to keep them down on the farm...


Once parents have had a taste of what is--and is NOT--quality education, all who can afford, either financially or time-wise to get a better education for their children are likely to do so.
I think you are right.
These losses to the PS system are going to be most likely permanent, unless the legal system manages to stuff ESG into the Private and Homeschool environment.

[Kamaji]

Same thing is happening where I live.  People are leaving the public schools in droves.  There is no way in the world I'd let my kid go to a private school.

@Jack Russell
You would, or you wouldn't, send your kids to private school?

[Bigun]

Same thing is happening where I live.  People are leaving the public schools in droves.  There is no way in the world I'd let my kid go to a private school.

There is no way in the world I'd let my kid go to a public school now.

[Idiot]

@Jack Russell
You would, or you wouldn't, send your kids to private school?

It was early and I hadn't had my first cup of coffee yet.  I would not send my kids to PUBLIC school.

[Kamaji]

It was early and I hadn't had my first cup of coffee yet.  I would not send my kids to PUBLIC school.