Secular homeschool curricula for high school, compared

14 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

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.

Programs for 9th to 12th grade, where courses turn into credits on a transcript.

At a glance

13 of the 14 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from free to $1,188, and 1 is free.
How the child works: 9 books and workbooks, 4 on screen, 1 video lessons.
9 of the 14 have a placement test or level guide on the publisher's site, linked on each card.
Grades: 12 reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, all reach middle school and all reach high school.

Alphabetical. We never rank programs, and none pays to appear.
Program	Subjects	Grades	Method	Format	Cost a year	Faith label
Art of Problem SolvingAoPS Incorporated	Math	5–12	Traditional	Books and workbooks	$59	Secular
Beyond the PageEpiphany Curriculum, LLC	All subjects	Pre-K–10	Literature-based	Books and workbooks	$1,114.55	Secular
BookSharkBookShark	All subjects	Pre-K–12	Literature-based	Books and workbooks	$1,040.94	Secular
Brave WriterBrave Writer	Language arts	K–12	Literature-based	Books and workbooks	$247	Secular
Build Your LibraryBuild Your Library	All subjects	K–12	Literature-based, Charlotte Mason	Books and workbooks	$39.95	Secular
CTCMathCTCMath	Math	K–12	Traditional	On screen	$257	Secular
Khan AcademyKhan Academy	Math, Language arts, Science, History and geography	K–12	Mastery	On screen	Free	Secular
Logic of EnglishLogic of English	Reading and phonics, Language arts	Pre-K–12	Traditional	Books and workbooks	$226.67	Secular
Oak MeadowOak Meadow	All subjects	Pre-K–12	Waldorf	Books and workbooks	$584.25	Secular
Power HomeschoolPower Homeschool LLC (Acellus courses)	All subjects	Pre-K–12	Mastery	Video lessons	$1,188	Secular
REAL Science OdysseyPandia Press	Science	K–10	Traditional	Books and workbooks	$87.99	Secular
Saxon MathHoughton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)	Math	K–12	Traditional	Books and workbooks	Not shown	Secular
Teaching TextbooksTeaching Textbooks, LLC	Math	3–12	Traditional	On screen	$48.95	Secular
Time4LearningTime4Learning (Cambium Learning Group)	All subjects	Pre-K–12	Traditional	On screen	$335.52	Secular

Each program in a line

Art of Problem Solving: A strong, motivated math student in grades 5 to 12, perhaps aiming at math contests, with a parent or an online class to talk through hard problems.
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.
BookShark: A family that wants a fully planned, book-based year with a free fifth day, and likes siblings sharing history and science.
Brave Writer: A parent who wants to coach writing through good books and conversation, with one relaxed program for one or several children.
Build Your Library: A family that wants a book-centered year planned for them at low cost, with time to read aloud together.
CTCMath: A family that wants short video lessons with automatic marking, including several children of different ages on one family plan.
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.
Logic of English: A parent who wants to teach phonics, spelling and grammar together from scripted lessons with plenty of games, whether with a 4-year-old or an older child who struggles with spelling.
Oak Meadow: A family that wants a gentle, arts-rich year in print, with stories, crafts and nature woven into each week.
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.
REAL Science Odyssey: A family that wants one science subject a year, read aloud and done together, with hands-on labs already planned out.
Saxon Math: A family that wants a printed, step-by-step math series from the early grades to high school, with steady review built into every lesson.
Teaching Textbooks: A family that wants the math teaching and grading done for them, with a child in 3rd grade or above who is comfortable learning on a screen.
Time4Learning: A family that wants the child to learn mostly on screen at their own pace, with grading and progress reports handled by the program.

Before you buy

That label is the only thing these pages say about religion. If it matters to you, read the publisher's own pages.

Check how each course is meant to count (one credit, half a credit, a lab science) and keep a description of it; the course description maker and transcript maker on this site help with that.

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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