Home School Statistics

North Carolina Home Schools By Counties
2001-02 School Term

County Name	Number of Home Schools	County Name	Number of Home Schools	County Name	Number of Home Schools
Alamance	319	Franklin	208	Pamlico	42
Alexander	166	Gaston	521	Pasquotank	89
Alleghany	16	Gates	30	Pender	157
Anson	60	Graham	56	Perquimans	54
Ashe	87	Granville	179	Person	120
Avery	98	Greene	34	Pitt	248
Beaufort	92	Guilford	941	Polk	101
Bertie	25	Halifax	115	Randolph	494
Bladen	53	Harnett	298	Richmond	63
Brunswick	314	Haywood	261	Robeson	197
Buncombe	1,051	Henderson	403	Rockingham	248
Burke	310	Hertford	28	Rowan	462
Cabarrus	445	Hoke	103	Rutherford	239
Caldwell	209	Hyde	22	Sampson	109
Camden	22	Iredell	413	Scotland	44
Carteret	140	Jackson	118	Stanly	200
Caswell	86	Johnston	416	Stokes	196
Catawba	400	Jones	49	Surry	230
Chatham	112	Lee	137	Swain	44
Cherokee	103	Lenoir	104	Transylvania	178
Chowan	33	Lincoln	207	Tyrrell	13
Clay	29	Macon	190	Union	701
Cleveland	328	Madison	146	Vance	119
Columbus	100	Martin	35	Wake	2,140
Craven	238	McDowell	170	Warren	44
Cumberland	768	Mecklenburg	1,777	Washington	35
Currituck	83	Mitchell	63	Watauga	225
Dare	128	Montgomery	70	Wayne	223
Davidson	518	Moore	169	Wilkes	227
Davie	143	Nash	224	Wilson	126
Duplin	69	New Hanover	438	Yadkin	109
Durham	466	Northampton	36	Yancey	76
Edgecombe	66	Onslow	303
Forsyth	771	Orange	244	*Grand Total*	23,909

North Carolina Home Schools Statewide Classified By Type
2001-02 School Term

Independent	7,292	30.5%
Religious	16,617	69.5%
Grand Total	23,909	100.0%

NC Home School Estimated Enrollment By Counties
2001-02 School Term

County Name	Student Enrollment	County Name	Student Enrollment	County Name	Student Enrollment
Alamance	600	Franklin	442	Pamlico	85
Alexander	348	Gaston	1,063	Pasquotank	165
Alleghany	28	Gates	48	Pender	355
Anson	109	Graham	136	Perquimans	75
Ashe	153	Granville	372	Person	197
Avery	202	Greene	80	Pitt	429
Beaufort	198	Guilford	1,760	Polk	211
Bertie	49	Halifax	184	Randolph	786
Bladen	101	Harnett	598	Richmond	119
Brunswick	531	Haywood	498	Robeson	360
Buncombe	1,988	Henderson	708	Rockingham	514
Burke	540	Hertford	80	Rowan	928
Cabarrus	932	Hoke	197	Rutherford	429
Caldwell	422	Hyde	65	Sampson	319
Camden	62	Iredell	832	Scotland	135
Carteret	281	Jackson	188	Stanly	384
Caswell	205	Johnston	847	Stokes	386
Catawba	794	Jones	101	Surry	404
Chatham	168	Lee	296	Swain	103
Cherokee	223	Lenoir	200	Transylvania	367
Chowan	92	Lincoln	454	Tyrrell	70
Clay	45	Macon	331	Union	1,499
Cleveland	561	Madison	312	Vance	193
Columbus	214	Martin	59	Wake	4,490
Craven	456	McDowell	329	Warren	104
Cumberland	1,554	Mecklenburg	3,618	Washington	61
Currituck	201	Mitchell	123	Watauga	478
Dare	251	Montgomery	170	Wayne	443
Davidson	925	Moore	330	Wilkes	366
Davie	303	Nash	445	Wilson	232
Duplin	113	New Hanover	805	Yadkin	217
Durham	898	Northampton	67	Yancey	142
Edgecombe	110	Onslow	612
Forsyth	1,412	Orange	444	*Grand Total*	46,909

NC Home School Estimated Statewide Enrollment By Sex
2001-02 School Term

Female students 22,704 48.4%

Male students 24,205 51.6%

Total students 46,909 100.0%

NC Home School Estimated Statewide Enrollment By Type
2001-02 School Term

Independent schools 12,009 25.6%

Religious schools 34,900 74.4%

Total students 46,909 100.0%

NOTE: All estimates above are based on actual home school enrollment data collected from school terms 90-91 through 95-96 as well as random enrollment sampling and the actual number of home schools operating during the 01-02 school term.

This document was prepared by:

NC Division of Non-Public Education
1309 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1309
Telephone: (919) 733-4276
www.ncdnpe.org

August, 2002

Female students	22,704	48.4%
Male students	24,205	51.6%
Total students	46,909	100.0%

Independent schools	12,009	25.6%
Religious schools	34,900	74.4%
Total students	46,909	100.0%