South Texas ISD offers virtual academy as homeschool numbers rise

MERCEDES, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A growing number of students are taking classes at home.

The Texas Homeschooling Coalition estimates over 750 thousand Texas children are being homeschooled.

School districts across the Rio Grande Valley have reported that enrollment numbers dropped significantly following the pandemic, and the biggest chunk of those students were now homeschooled.

The Johns Hopkins School of Education reported over 4% of Texas students are homeschooled, based on census estimates. However accurate numbers can be hard to ascertain.

Texas does not require parents to report their children as being homeschooled, and the most recent numbers from the Read Entire Article