Where I live a 1500 sf home goes for $380k.
***those that home school are a small minority where one parent has to be able to not work and stay home. ***
10% of school age children in my city homeschool. That's a large percentage!
***And children of divorce or widows/widowers if grandparents can't do the job? ***
As administrator, I have 2 grandparents homeschooling their grandchildren and 1 widow homeschooling her 4 children. It can be done.
***Also homeschool is only applicable to people who already come from a strong English language tradition. What of immigrants? ***
Absolutely not true, Destro. :o) We have 350 Russian families who have chosen to homeschool. Their children usually graduate 2 years early then immediately enter college. The college graduate percentage is 90%.
In order to have knowledge about any given subject, one must do the necessary research. I have many links/articles/studies/stats to offer if you'd like to take the time.
You crow about those figures yet those figures are miniscule. In anycase homeschooling is not an answer for the macro - just the micro.