As enrollment in Loudoun County Public Schools continues to fall, data collected by the Virginia Department of Education shows that trend is not driven by growth in homeschooling.
Data on the number of homeschooled students in each county is reported the State Board of Education. The most recent data covers the 2024-25 school year.
According to the data, there were 2,279 homeschool students in the county last school year, down from 2,379 the previous year. 2024-25’s number was the lowest since 2019-20, which was at 1,821. The COVID-19 pandemic boosted homeschooling to its peak—3,326 students. The number has fallen every year since.
The number of homeschool students has fluctuated since the data was first collected in 2002. The lowest was 730 in 2007-08.
The rate at which homeschooling has declined in Loudoun since its COVID peak is an average of 8.8% per year, significantly more than the rate at which LCPS enrollment has declined.
Loudoun’s decline is not in line with the state as a whole, which continues to see a growing number of homeschooled students.
In 2024-25, there were 56,008 total homeschool students across Virginia, up from 53,680 in 2023-24 and 50,713 in 2022-23.
There is no state data on private school enrollment, and most private schools choose not to release their enrollment trends.