BY THE NUMBERS

Canada

21,662 home-schooled students in 2011-12 (share of public-school enrolment: 0.4 per cent) $11,835 spending per pupil $256.4 million net savings for province from home-schooling

British Columbia

2,084 home-schooled students in 2011-12

(share of public-school enrolment: 0.4 per cent) $11,418 spending per pupil $23.8 million net savings for province from home-schooling

Alberta

8,000 home-schooled students in 2011-12 (share of public-school enrolment: 5.0 per cent) $13,497 spending per pupil $95 million net savings for province from home-schooling

Saskatchewan

2,044 home-schooled students in 2011-12 (share of public-school enrolment: 1.4 per cent) $12,948 spending per pupil $24.4 million net savings for province from home-schooling

Manitoba

1,816 home-schooled students in 2011-12 (share of public-school enrolment: 1.2 per cent)

$22.1 million net savings for province from home-schooling $12,150 spending per pupil Ontario 4,948 home-schooled students (share of public-school enrolment: 1.0 per cent) $12,117 spending per pupil $60 million net savings for province from home-schooling

Quebec

1,037 home-schooled students (share of public-school enrolment: 0.1 per cent) $10,201 spending per pupil $10 million net savings for province from home-schooling

New Brunswick

662 home-schooled students (share of public-school enrolment: 0.6 per cent) $13,181 spending per pupil $8.7 million net savings for province from home-schooling

Nova Scotia

855 home-schooled students in 2011-12 (share of public-school enrolment: .0.7 per cent) $12,031 spending per pupil $10.3 million net savings for province from home-schooling

Prince Edward Island

81 home-schooled students in 2011-12 (share of public-school enrolment: 0.4 per cent) $11,317 spending per pupil $900,000 net savings for province from home-schooling

Newfoundland and Labrador

135 home- schooled students in 201112 (share of public-school enrolment: 0.2 per cent) $12,754 spending per pupil