does every child in america have to attend school up to a certain age,what is that age?

Question

for children who live hundres of miles from schools how do they get there education.thanks

Answer 1

Each state sets the minimum. I've never heard of a state's age requirement being less than 16 (unless the student has graduated high school). I have heard of states requiring 17 or even 18 (or diploma). The US is a BIG place, so each state decides what the minimum age requirement is.


ADDED: I will clarify that children don't have to attend school; they simply have to be educated, which can take place at home following the state laws on homeschooling.

Answer 2

It depends on which state they live in. Most states have compulsory education to age 16, some have to 17 or 18, and I think a couple might be to 15.

It is not required that they attend a school, per se, but they must either attend a public or private school or be homeschooled. There are some "in-between" situations, such as virtual charter schools (online or correspondence) and independent study or homebound (where a student is still a public school student, but for health or other reasons they work from home).

There are very few places in America where a student would live more than 20-30 miles from a school; I can't think of any that would be more than 50-60 miles. However, there are many educational choices available to Americans.

Answer 3

I don't think I've ever heard of a school district that is more than a 50-60 mile radius. Most of the time people live within 20 miles from school, and there are school busing systems to get there and back.

Anyways, most of the time kids go to school around 5 or 6 years old and stay in school until they're 18, unless they drop out with a parent's consent. But typically it's 13 years of schooling, so if you go to school at 6 you could be 19 when you graduate.

Answer 4

16

Answer 5

#1-- laws regarding age of starting school and age of finishing (or dropping out of) school depend on the state.

#2-- There are very, very few places in America where a child can live hundreds of miles from a school-- there are few places in America you can live hundreds of miles away from anything. There is a very, very small minority of kids in America who don't attend school because they can't get to one.

#3-- There is also the options of private schools, homeschools, and internet schools.

Answer 6

Pro: a High School diploma and continuing education has a direct relationship to income potential as an adult. Con: There are no reasons that support dropping out at 16. Many dropouts do so because high school can be stressful. The short-term solution of dropping out seems so appealing. However, the long-term reality of not being able to pay for your rent and utilities as an adult, (never mind having money for the fun activities), because the dropout has a low paying job, far outweigh dealing with the stresses of high school. Hey, stress happens. It is part of growing up.

Answer 7

"there is no such thing as living a hundreds of miles from a school"

Baloney! I have in laws in Montana that homeschool because there are no towns near them. Where there are no towns, you can forget about schools! There is still alot of wilderness in the states and a few people like living right in the middle of it.

Answer 8

No, every child in America does *not* have to attend school up to a certain age; that's a myth. Children have to be 'in education' and 'education' does not necessarily equate with 'being in school'.

Minimum leaving ages are set by individual states and thus vary from one state to another.

Oh and, as one of those kids who do live hundreds of miles from schools albeit in Australia rather than America, we have cyber-schools, correspondence courses, home-education, boarding school, govies, home tutors, school hostels, "second home" allowance.....

Personally, my siblings and I are home-educated. Our mates and our neighbours' kids are either home-educated or they're away at boarding schools.

Answer 9

At the age of 17 you can legally sign yourself out of school. But, if you live too far from a public school you would be homeschooled depending on your states laws.

Answer 10

It is required that all children attend school. Up to what age is determined by state or local government. In some cases, they can drop out at 16 without parental consent, but that varies. If they don't attend an actual school, there must be proof of home schooling. It is mandatory to educate all children.