The table illustrates the percentage of homeschooled students across five different grade categories between 1999 and 2004. Overall, there was a general upward trend in homeschooling participation across all groups throughout the period, with Kindergarten consistently maintaining the highest figures.
In 1999, Kindergarten started at 2.4%, rising steadily to reach 2.9% by 2004. Similarly, students in Grades 3-4 saw a consistent growth from 1.6% to 2.2% over the same timeframe. Grades 7-8 experienced a more pronounced increase, particularly after 2001, climbing from 1.6% to 2.5% by the end of the period.
Conversely, Grades 1-2 and Grades 5-6 showed more fluctuations. Grades 1-2 dipped from 1.5% in 1999 to a low of 1.2% in 2000 before recovering to 2.1% in 2004. A similar pattern occurred in Grades 5-6, which fell to 1.3% in 2000 and 2001, before experiencing a significant surge to 2.6% by 2004. By the final year, all grade levels had surpassed their 1999 starting points, with Kindergarten remaining the most popular level for homeschooling, while Grades 1-2 recorded the lowest final percentage at 2.1%.