Secular homeschool curricula under $100 a year, compared
9 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 under $100 on the publisher's site.
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 9 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from $24.95 to $99.99.
- How the child works: 7 books and workbooks, 2 on screen.
- 8 of the 9 have a placement test or level guide on the publisher's site, linked on each card.
- Grades: 6 reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, 8 reach middle school and 4 reach high school.
| Program | Subjects | Grades | Method | Format | Cost a year | Faith label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All About SpellingAll About Learning Press | Language arts | 1–8 | Mastery | Books and workbooks | $69.95 | Secular |
| Art of Problem SolvingAoPS Incorporated | Math | 5–12 | Traditional | Books and workbooks | $59 | Secular |
| Build Your LibraryBuild Your Library | All subjects | K–12 | Literature-based, Charlotte Mason | Books and workbooks | $39.95 | Secular |
| Learning Without TearsLearning Without Tears | Language arts | Pre-K–6 | Traditional | Books and workbooks | $24.95 | Secular |
| Math MammothMath Mammoth (Maria Miller) | Math | K–8 | Mastery | Books and workbooks | $42.50 | Secular |
| Reading EggsBlake eLearning (3P Learning) | Reading and phonics, Language arts | Pre-K–8 | Traditional | On screen | $99.99 | Secular |
| REAL Science OdysseyPandia Press | Science | K–10 | Traditional | Books and workbooks | $87.99 | Secular |
| Teaching TextbooksTeaching Textbooks, LLC | Math | 3–12 | Traditional | On screen | $48.95 | Secular |
| TorchlightTorchlight Curriculum | All subjects | Pre-K–5 | Literature-based | Books and workbooks | $47 | Secular |
Each program in a line
- All About Spelling: A parent who wants a scripted, step-by-step spelling program that explains the rules, for a child who already reads.
- 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.
- Build Your Library: A family that wants a book-centered year planned for them at low cost, with time to read aloud together.
- Learning Without Tears: A family that wants a low-cost, grade-by-grade handwriting workbook, including for a young child who needs help with letter formation and fine motor skills.
- Math Mammoth: A family on a tight budget that wants an open-and-go worktext the child can read and work through with growing independence.
- Reading Eggs: A family that wants a child to practice reading in short sessions on a tablet or computer, with several children sharing one plan.
- REAL Science Odyssey: A family that wants one science subject a year, read aloud and done together, with hands-on labs already planned out.
- 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.
- Torchlight: A family that wants literature, history and science planned around read-aloud books and discussion, at a low price.
Before you buy
Check what that price leaves out, such as a teacher's guide, answer key or printed books.
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.
Side by side
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- Homeschool curricula under $100 a year 17
- Secular homeschool curricula for high school 14
- Secular traditional homeschool curricula 14
- Secular homeschool math curricula 10
- Secular mastery-based homeschool curricula 9
- Secular homeschool all-in-one curricula 8
- Homeschool language arts programs under $100 a year 7
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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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