I would home school, to my point of competence, for as long as possible.
The homeschooled children of parents without a college degree typically score on AVERAGE at about the 79th percentile on a standard battery of Iowa tests. “Competence” and parental education are not issues; commitment is the only real issue.
You learn as you go and your kids reach a point where they can pretty much self-teach, an invaluable tool for later in life.
And that's what homeschool support groups are for. There's always someone out there who can help you in an area you are weak in.
“competence” really isn’t much of a factor.
When examining homeschoolers’ test scores, which AVERAGE in the 85th percentile,
the parents’ education level only accounted for 1-2 points.