original_query: How many students in the United States are currently being homeschooled?
query: How many students in the United States are currently being homeschooled?
answer: The number of homeschooled students in the US has increased over recent decades.  Estimates vary by year and source; for example, in 2012, approximately 2 million students were homeschooled, representing about 3.4% of U.S. students. By 2016, this number rose to 2.3 million.