这个是How American Homeschoolers Measure  http://www.topmastersineducation.com/homeschooled/ 的部分摘要，方便大家看。

当代美国的 homeschooling movement 始于 1980 年代。今天有超过2百万孩子在家上学。那一种教育方式（公立，私立，在家）都有好与不好的极端,以及许多的“中间地带”。要知道总体情况的话,请看这里的统计数字：

关于homeschool 的理由：

Most important reasons parents say they homeschool their kids (students, 

ages 5-17, 2007):

    36 %: To provide religious or moral instruction

    21 % : Concern about the environment of other schools: safety, drugs, 

and negative peer pressure

    17 %: Dissatisfaction with academic instruction at other schools

    14 %: Unique Family Situation such as time, finances, travel, and 

distances

    7 %: Nontraditional approach to child's education

    4 %: Child has other special needs

    2%: Child has a physical or mental health problem 

关于homeschool 学生的学业成绩：

Standardized achievement tests: On average, homeschoolers rank in at the 

87th percentile.

关于homeschool的孩子长大成年后的适应社会：

Homeschooled / General Population

    Participate in an ongoing community service activity (71% / 37%)

    Consider politics and government too complicated to understand (4.2% / 

35%)

    Read a book in the past six months? (98.5% / 69%)

    Continue on to college (74% / 49%) 

关于父母的教育程度，是有超过62% 的妈妈和超过 66%的爸爸有本科或以上学历。

Education Level of Homeschooling Parents (Fathers/Mothers)

  No High School Degree: 1.4% / 0.5%

    High School Degree: 8.4% / 7.5%

    Some College: 15.4% / 18.7%

    Associate's Degree: 8.6% / 10.8%

    Bachelor's Degree: 37.6% / 48.4%

    Master's Degree: 20% / 11.6%

    Doctorate Degree: 8.7% / 2.5%