I figure a group of parents with a total of say 10 kids could hire instructors on an hourly basis and cut the cost of schooling to about the same level as Catholic schools.
6 hours of daily instruction for 5 days a week = 30 hours
180 school days = 36 weeks
36 weeks at 30 hours per week = 1080 hours
1080 hours at $30 per hour = $32,400 cost for independent contractor instructors or about $35,000 if you hire the instructor as a part-time employee and pay Social Security.
That comes to about $3,500 per kid plus the cost of books and other school materials.
To me, this sure looks like a good option. It allows multiple part-time instructors with different skills. It pays reasonably well.
I assume there are some insurance costs for liability for the location of the classroom and a few other issues, but since it’s not a profit making school, the standard home school rules should apply.
Should I start a company that assists groups of parents in setting up group home schools? It sounds like it might be a good way to make some money and provide needed services at the same time.
One of the major problems to overcome is that government is a price-fixed monopoly that giving eduation away and charging parents nothing!
In Maryland, homeschooling was allowed but teaching the children of other families was forbidden by law. So,,,,Unless the law has changed, having a homeschool mom ( or stay-at-home teacher) run a one room school house in her home would be out of the question.
So...Then the question becomes one of finding space. Many churches ( such as mine) don’t want the insurance, zoning, and other health and fire related issues that are involved with schools.
But,,,yes, your idea could very well work.
I think the brick and mortar model should be abandoned for almost all children ( except in exceptional cases). We should think in terms of virtual schools, dame schools, micro and mini schools, one room school houses, and homeschool cooperatives.
By the way,,,we should work to break the government school monopoly on team sports.
Where I live the going rate for a tutor is $40/50 per hour.
My daughter’s tuition is $3200 a year going to $4000 (for various reasons - including increased teachers pay) next year.
Just for perspective.