When something on the fringe gets a bit more popular it will easily
have a phenomenal growth rate.
Let's say I started making computers (somehow).
I sell 10 the first year, 10 the next year,
but I make to the front page of HN one day
and I sell 1000 computers that year.
My growth rate, would outpace every large
computer maker in the US (probably) with
a good margin (probably).
Yet, nearly everyone in the world would still
be using and buying computers from the big vendors (probably).
and few people will never know my computer exists.
Since nearly everyone attends public school growth can only
come from an increased population, or a return from private school.
(or a return from homeschooling)
It would be nice if they included the absolute numbers of people
in each category.
Plus their own data seem to indicate that the trend may already
have peaked since 2023 numbers are down.
I think a lot of parents will soon find out how much work it takes
to properly homeschool their children (child).
> Let's say I started making computers (somehow). I sell 10 the first year, 10 the next year, but I make to the front page of HN one day and I sell 1000 computers that year.
Homeschooling has been around a long time. A sudden and radical departure from that growth rate is notable. However, it does appear to have been more of a covid spike that has only partially subsided.
When something on the fringe gets a bit more popular it will easily have a phenomenal growth rate.
Let's say I started making computers (somehow). I sell 10 the first year, 10 the next year, but I make to the front page of HN one day and I sell 1000 computers that year.
My growth rate, would outpace every large computer maker in the US (probably) with a good margin (probably).
Yet, nearly everyone in the world would still be using and buying computers from the big vendors (probably). and few people will never know my computer exists.
Since nearly everyone attends public school growth can only come from an increased population, or a return from private school. (or a return from homeschooling)
It would be nice if they included the absolute numbers of people in each category.
Plus their own data seem to indicate that the trend may already have peaked since 2023 numbers are down.
I think a lot of parents will soon find out how much work it takes to properly homeschool their children (child).