What is a Homeschool Co-op?
A homeschool co-op is a fast-growing model of in-person learning that can be found across the country in many different forms. Parents handle the education of their children, often times in conjunction with a certified teacher or tutor to help with curriculum and instruction.
Homeschool co-ops are generally created by families in close geographic proximity who share similar values and ideas on education. The size of a co-op can be as small as two students or as big as a few dozen.
They can be either religious or secular, and often contain mixed age groups of students. Children from pre-k all the way through high school can be served by this model, and locations range from in-home to community centers, businesses, and places of worship.
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These schools do charge per student, and that money is used to hire one or multiple educators to handle the teaching of all subjects. Education can be as formal or informal as the school decides and may include online lessons to supplement the learning.
The school may decide on a theme to focus their learning, such as Social Emotional, Project Based, Field Experience, or Movement Based.
Some states are more permissive of these non-traditional educational models, and even offer money to families as part of their school-choice to use for enrollment.
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What Are Microschools?
Microschools are small, community-based learning environments that offer personalized, flexible, and student-centered education. Unlike traditional schools with large class sizes, microschools typically serve small groups of learners—often fewer than 15–20 students—allowing educators to tailor instruction to individual strengths, interests, and learning needs.
These schools may take place in homes, shared community spaces, storefronts, or small campuses and often blend project-based learning, interdisciplinary instruction, and technology-enhanced tools to support deeper engagement.
Growth of Microschools
In recent years, microschools have experienced significant growth across the United States as families and educators seek alternatives to conventional schooling. What began as small, grassroots initiatives and “pandemic pods” during COVID-19 has evolved into a broader movement, with tens of thousands of microschools now serving students nationwide and parents reporting high satisfaction with the quality of curriculum, teacher-student relationships, and sense of community.
These trends reflect increasing demand for personalized learning, school choice policies such as Education Savings Accounts that expand access, and the flexibility inherent in the microschool model.
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