[Alberta's Child]

There were an estimated 2 million children educated at home last year in the United States.

To give everyone a sense of just how many kids this is, understand that this is twice as many students as there are in the nation's largest school district (New York City).

[GOPrincess]

The 2 million figure has been used for some years now...it seems like surely it must be more than that by now...?

[Jim Verdolini]

The 2 million number is several years old.

[RKBA Democrat]

"To give everyone a sense of just how many kids this is, understand that this is twice as many students as there are in the nation's largest school district (New York City)."

And many people (including myself) think the 2 million number is understated. About 10 states don't require home educators to file any notice, so nobody really knows how many there are in those states.