A look at homeschooling in the U.S.
Some 3.4% of K-12 students in the United States were homeschooled during the 2022-23 academic year.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Some 3.4% of K-12 students in the United States were homeschooled during the 2022-23 academic year.
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the COVID-19 pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it together.
Among Republicans, 56% think climate policies usually hurt the U.S. economy. By contrast, 52% of Democrats say they usually help.
Democrats and those who lean to the Democratic Party are more likely than Republicans and Republican leaners to say they will get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.
Americans’ trust in scientists is slightly higher than it was last year, but remains lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Roughly seven-in-ten Hispanic adults (69%) say that having a Hispanic high school STEM teacher would make young Hispanic people more likely to pursue these degrees.
Overall, 44% of Americans support more hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas in the United States, while 53% oppose it.
Americans remain more likely to favor expanding solar power (78%) and wind power (72%) than nuclear power (56%).
Reports of extreme weather are common but vary by party. Most favor stricter building standards in high-risk areas but not building bans or forced relocations.
Americans’ views differ by age on whether measures like addressing climate change and preventing terrorist attacks should be top foreign policy priorities.