Orange County braces for loss of thousands of students to homeschooling, charters

The Brief

  • In the last five years, the number of Florida students who are homeschooled has gone up by 46%.
  • Orange County Public Schools expects to lose over 3,000 students as families shift to homeschooling and charter schools.
  • Local programs like Orlando Family Stage have increased their programming to handle the demand.

ORLANDO, Fla. Orange County Public Schools is projecting a loss of more than 3,000 students this school year as families increasingly turn to charter schools and homeschooling, district officials said.

What we know:

Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) expects to lose more than 3,000 students in the upcoming school year, citing an exodus to charter schools and homeschooling.

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