Free secular homeschool curricula, compared
6 programs, listed alphabetically, each with its grades, method, format and cost a year as the publisher’s own site showed them on October 31, 2026. Open a card for the strengths, the watch-outs and who it fits.
What this list holds
Free programs cost nothing to use. Some sell printed books or extras, and some take donations.
We label a program secular when the publisher's own pages call it secular, or describe the program and the publisher without any faith terms.
At a glance
- All 6 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run free.
- How the child works: 2 books and workbooks, 4 on screen.
- Grades: 5 reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, all reach middle school and 4 reach high school.
Grades each program covers
- CK-12
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Core Knowledge
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Khan Academy
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Typing.com
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Wildwood Curriculum
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Zearn Math
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
| Program | Subjects | Grades | Method | Format | Cost a year | Faith label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CK-12CK-12 Foundation (nonprofit) | Math, Science | K–12 | Traditional | On screen | Free | Secular |
| Core KnowledgeCore Knowledge Foundation | All subjects | Pre-K–8 | Traditional | Books and workbooks | Free | Secular |
| Khan AcademyKhan Academy | Math, Language arts, Science, History and geography | K–12 | Mastery | On screen | Free | Secular |
| Typing.comTyping.com | Language arts | K–12 | Traditional | On screen | Free | Secular |
| Wildwood CurriculumWildwood Curriculum (volunteer homeschooling parents) | All subjects | 1–9 | Charlotte Mason | Books and workbooks | Free | Secular |
| Zearn MathZearn (nonprofit) | Math | K–8 | Traditional | On screen | Free | Secular |
Each program in a line
- CK-12: A family that wants free, solid math and science textbooks for the middle and high school years and is happy to plan around them.
- Core Knowledge: A family that wants a free, knowledge-rich plan for every core subject and is happy to print the books and teach from a detailed guide.
- Khan Academy: A family that wants free, self-paced practice in math and other core subjects, with a parent who is happy to choose the courses and check progress on a dashboard.
- Typing.com: A family that wants free, structured typing practice with progress tracking for children of several ages.
- Wildwood Curriculum: A family drawn to Charlotte Mason who wants book choices made for them and is happy to pick its own math and phonics.
- Zearn Math: A family that wants a free, steady math course on screen that follows the same order as many school math programs.
Before you buy
Check what is free and what is sold beside it, and how the program is kept going.
That label is the only thing these pages say about religion. If it matters to you, read the publisher's own pages.
Most publishers post samples and a placement test; each card links the placement test where the publisher has one.
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- Secular homeschool curricula for high school 20
- Secular homeschool math curricula 14
- Secular homeschool all-in-one curricula 11
- Secular homeschool curricula under $100 a year 11
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How we label
Every fact on a card was read on the publisher's own website on the date shown, and the page it came from is linked. A fact we could not confirm there is left out. Costs are for one child and one year of the main package, as the publisher's page showed them that day; prices and sales change. Method and format are the publisher's own description where it gives one. The only thing we say about religion is one label, secular or faith-based, given by the rule above; where the publisher's pages don't settle it, the card has no label.
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