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For Parents Who Educate Their Children At Home

PLEASE REPORT ALL SPAM. The r/homeschool community is for parents who educate their children at home (or are considering it). Welcome to the largest home education subreddit! Please be advised that our focus is children old enough for academic instruction.

242k subscribers672 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)555 authors / mosince 2008

r/homeschool has 242k members (+17% over the last 12 months). It gets about 672 posts a month from 555 people. Top topics: Homeschooling Community, Homeschooling Experience & Support and Homeschooling & Public School Transitions.

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Size and growth

How r/homeschool has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+17%in 12 months · +2.7% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026242k
Growing242k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/homeschool

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−27%vs Sep 2025 · −1.2% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026672
QuieterPeaked at 1.1k in Aug 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/homeschool

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Homeschooling Community21%
  2. Homeschooling Experience & Support14%
  3. Homeschooling & Public School Transitions4.3%
  4. Homeschooling Controversies1.9%
  5. Reading & Books1.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. etsy
  3. HSLDA
  4. Teachers Pay Teachers
  5. Outschool

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