Homeschool curricula over $600 a year, compared
10 programs, listed alphabetically, each with its grades, method, format and cost a year as the publisher’s own site showed them on October 29, 2026. Open a card for the strengths, the watch-outs and who it fits.
What this list holds
Programs whose main package for one child and one year costs over $600 on the publisher's site, usually full curricula with many books or a subscription.
At a glance
- All 10 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from $677.06 to $1,861.90.
- How the child works: 9 books and workbooks, 1 video lessons.
- 5 of the 10 have a placement test or level guide on the publisher's site, linked on each card.
- Grades: all reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, all reach middle school and all reach high school.
| Program | Subjects | Grades | Method | Format | Cost a year | Faith label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbekaAbeka | All subjects | Pre-K–12 | Traditional | Books and workbooks | $1,094.05 | Faith-based |
| Beyond the PageEpiphany Curriculum, LLC | All subjects | Pre-K–10 | Literature-based | Books and workbooks | $1,114.55 | Secular |
| BJU Press HomeschoolBJU Press | All subjects | Pre-K–12 | Traditional | Books and workbooks | $1,037.10 | Faith-based |
| BookSharkBookShark | All subjects | Pre-K–12 | Literature-based | Books and workbooks | $1,040.94 | Secular |
| Heart of DakotaHeart of Dakota Publishing | All subjects | Pre-K–12 | Charlotte Mason, Unit studies | Books and workbooks | $677.06 | Faith-based |
| Memoria Press Classical Core CurriculumMemoria Press | All subjects | Pre-K–12 | Classical | Books and workbooks | $821.28 | Faith-based |
| Power HomeschoolPower Homeschool LLC (Acellus courses) | All subjects | Pre-K–12 | Mastery | Video lessons | $1,188 | Secular |
| SonlightSonlight Curriculum | All subjects | Pre-K–12 | Literature-based | Books and workbooks | $1,129.45 | Faith-based |
| Timberdoodle Curriculum KitsTimberdoodle Co. | All subjects | Pre-K–12 | Traditional | Books and workbooks | $1,017 | Faith-based |
| Veritas PressVeritas Press | All subjects | K–12 | Classical | Books and workbooks | $1,861.90 | Faith-based |
Each program in a line
- Abeka: A parent who wants a complete, school-style year in one order, with the lesson plans written out and the option of video teachers later.
- Beyond the Page: A family with a curious, confident reader who wants science, social studies and language arts tied together through real books and projects, with a parent ready to lead each day.
- BJU Press Homeschool: A parent who wants a full, textbook-based year with detailed teacher editions, and the option to hand some or all subjects to video teachers.
- BookShark: A family that wants a fully planned, book-based year with a free fifth day, and likes siblings sharing history and science.
- Heart of Dakota: A parent who wants open-and-go daily plans built on living books, with a known length of school day and a choice of math program.
- Memoria Press Classical Core Curriculum: A parent who wants a classical, Latin-centered year planned day by day, with the books and teacher guides for every subject in one box.
- Power Homeschool: A family that wants video teaching in every subject with grading and records done for them, and a child who can work on a screen while a parent checks in.
- Sonlight: A family that wants to learn through real books read together, with every day of the year planned in a guide.
- Timberdoodle Curriculum Kits: A family that wants a full year of books, workbooks, games and hands-on kits chosen for them, with the freedom to swap pieces and set each subject at its own level.
- Veritas Press: A parent who wants a classical year with scripted lesson plans for each subject, and the choice to hand some subjects to online courses later.
Before you buy
Check what a second child adds, the return terms, and whether a state education savings account can pay for it where you live.
Most publishers post samples and a placement test; each card links the placement test where the publisher has one.
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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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