Found this chart of nheri.org:
"National Home Education Research Institute" is pretty much eponymous. They research homeschoolers and founder Dr. Brian Ray homeschooled his children. NHERI has been around for decades and have figured prominently in court cases. The time scale of the chart gets non-linear at 2016, but eyeballing the numbers makes clear that homeschooling jumped in 2020 and 2021, unsurprisingly, and dropped some in 2022 (assuming 2022 stats are basically complete/correct), also unsurprisingly.
BUT, not all of that "Covid Jump" receded back into the previous growth trend-line.
Some parents who found themselves homeschooling courtesy of PS shutdowns found that they could and enjoyed homeschooling. Unions prolonging the shutdowns probably played poorly, providing very obvious proof that teacher's unions are not really about education. However another part of the mix that may be hard to discern is PS embrace of racist CRT, promotion of sexual perversions and mutilation, and educrats' anti-parent attitudes and actions. People often have multiple motives for actions, and parent who moved to and stuck with homeschooling, which is a major lifestyle change, probably have some or all of these concerns.
Statewide and local homeschooling orgs don't get taxpayer $$, directly or by payroll-deducted dues. They are member-funded, with substantial volunteerism. I suspect they have been stretched or overwhelmed by all these new homeschoolers seeking experienced advice, activities, and general support.
