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Gaines Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400  \nPhone: 850-245-0502 Toll-free Hotline: 1-800-447-1636  \n[www.floridaschoolchoice.org](www.floridaschoolchoice.org)  \nHome Education in Florida  \nEstablished by the Florida Legislature as a school choice option in 1985, home education is defined in Section 1002.01, Florida Statutes (F.S. ), as “the sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parent.” Section 1002.41, F.S. , requires parents to notify the district school superintendent in the county of residence of their intent to establish and maintain a home education program and to provide the name, address, and birth date of each participating student.  \nFlorida law does not require a particular educational background for parents of home-educated students. Parents who home educate their children are able to customize the curriculum to the needs of each child. However, a portfolio of activities, records and materials showing student work must be maintained for two years and made available to the school district if requested in writing. Additionally, Section 1002.41, F.S. requires that students in home education programs annually undergo one of five academic evaluation options, the results of which must be submitted to the school district by the parent.  \nEach year, the Department of Education surveys all school districts to collect data on the number of students and families who have registered their intent to establish home education programs. For the 2024-25 school year, the numbers provided by the districts indicate that 114,370 families and 152 ,871 students participated in home education programs. In the last five years, the total number of students in home education has increased by 9 ,440 or 6.6% over the 143 ,431 students reported in 2020-21 , with a five-year average of 151 ,646 students.  \nFor more information on home education in Florida, please visit the Web site of the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice at:  \n[http://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/other-school-choice-options/home-edu/](http://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/other-school-choice-options/home-edu/) .  \nHOME EDUCATION STATISTICS BY DISTRICT, 2024-2025  \nDISTRICT 1  \n2 3  \n4  \n5 6  \n7 8  \n9  \n10  \n11  \n12  \n13  \n14  \n15  \n16  \n17  \n18  \n19  \n20  \n21  \n22  \n23  \n24  \n25  \n26  \n27  \n28  \n29  \n30  \n31  \n32  \n33  \n34  \n35  \n36  \n37  \n38  \n39  \n40  \n41  \n42  \n43  \n44  \n45  \n46  \n47  \n48  \n49  \n50  \n51  \n52  \n53  \n54  \n55  \n56  \n57  \n58  \n59  \n60  \n61  \n62  \n63  \n64  \n65  \n66  \n67  \nDISTRICT NAME  \nAlachua Baker Bay Bradford  \nBrevard  \nBroward Calhoun Charlotte Citrus Clay Collier  \nColumbia Dade DeSoto Dixie Duval Escambia Flagler Franklin Gadsden Gilchrist Glades Gulf Hamilton  \nHardee Hendry  \nHernando Highlands  \nHillsborough Holmes Indian River  \nJackson Jefferson Lafayette Lake Lee Leon Levy Liberty Madison  \nManatee  \nMarion  \nMartin Monroe Nassau Okaloosa  \nOkeechobee Orange Osceola Palm Beach  \nPasco Pinellas Polk Putnam St. Johns  \nSt. Lucie Santa Rosa  \nSarasota Seminole Sumter  \nSuwannee Taylor Union Volusia Wakulla  \nWalton  \nWashington  \nSTUDENTS  \n1 ,969 310  \n1,725 500  \n6,978 6 ,058  \n253  \n1, 170 2,389 2,194 2,660 1, 178  \n6 ,842 472 220  \n11 ,067 2,102 1,259  \n11337038688168  \n217  \n317267  \n2,792 737  \n12 , 175 327  \n1,168 532 146  \n62  \n5 ,303 4 ,270  \n1,517 746 67 288  \n2,522  \n5,211 936 211  \n1,409 2,247  \n692  \n9,280 2,494 8 , 183 5,403 3,863 5 ,903 1,006 2 ,870 2,906 1,776 2,296 4,314  \n1,328 426 445 205  \n3 ,639 413  \n1, 183 308  \nSTUDENTS%  \n1.29 0.20 1.13 0.33 4.56 3.96 0.17 0.77 1.56 1.44 1.74 0.77 4.48 0.31 0.14 7.24 1.38 0.82 0.07 0.24 0.25 0.06 0.11 0.14 0.21 0.17 1.83 0.48 7.96 0.21 0.76 0.35 0.10 0.04 3.47 2.79 0.99 0.49 0.04 0.19 1.65 3.41 0.61 0.14 0.92 1.47 0.45 6.07 1.63 5.35 3.53 2.53 3.86 0.66 1.88 1.90 1.16 1.50 2.8","cbCaivNkRgRc4vEy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivNkRgRc4vEy","pdf",2064611,"English","# Overview\n## Legal Requirements for Home Education Programs\n## Annual Evaluation Options\n# 2024-25 Participation Data\n## State Totals for Students and Families\n## Statistics by District\n## Multi-Year Enrollment Trends","[{\"question\":\"What must parents do to start and maintain a home education program in Florida?\",\"answer\":\"Parents must notify the district school superintendent in the county of residence of their intent to establish and maintain the program and provide required student information. 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