According to data from Montana’s Office of Public Instruction, homeschooling increase by nearly 70% this year.
It wasn’t just K-8 public schools that saw a drop in enrollment numbers, private schools also saw a decrease.
Montana saw a 3.8% decrease in K-8 public school enrollment, and data shows private schools saw a decrease of 3.1%, or 245 fewer students enrolled.
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