How We Compare Homeschool Curricula

Best Homeschool Curriculums compares educational programs using publicly available publisher information, including grade coverage, subjects, delivery format, published prices and stated faith perspective.

Our initial comparisons are desk research. We have not personally taught with or independently tested every curriculum listed. We distinguish publisher-provided information from our own analysis and identify information that has not been independently verified.

Where our facts come from

Every grade range, subject list, format, faith description and price on this site comes from the publisher's own website. We record the page we used and the date we checked it, and we list those sources and dates with each curriculum.

If we can't confirm a detail from the publisher, we say "Not yet verified" or "See current pricing" instead of estimating it.

Three levels of evidence

Publisher-documented facts: grades, subjects, formats, faith statements, prices and policies, taken from the publisher's own pages and dated.

Desk research: our comparison of those documented facts, such as which programs include materials another sells separately, or how prices compare on the same basis.

First-hand evaluation: sample lessons completed, materials inspected or software trialed. We only describe a curriculum from experience after we have actually done this, and we will say so on the page when we have.

Faith labels

We label a curriculum Christian or secular only when the publisher describes itself that way. Christian does not automatically mean exclusively Christian, and secular does not mean anti-religious. Where a publisher doesn't say, we show "Not confirmed".

Prices

We show a price only with the exact product, grade or level, billing basis (one-time, monthly or yearly) and the date we checked it. We don't present the cheapest single course as the cost of a full year, and we don't invent price ranges.

Rankings and ratings

A curriculum's suitability depends on the child and family. We don't assign universal quality scores or star ratings without sufficient evidence, and our comparison tables are listed alphabetically rather than ranked.

Coupons and discounts

We don't describe a coupon code as verified unless it has been tested at checkout. Publisher-advertised sales are labeled as official offers, not verified codes. Where we have no tested code, we say "No checkout-tested code recorded" rather than claiming no discounts exist.

Affiliate relationships

We may join publishers' affiliate programs. If we do, we may earn a commission when you buy through our links, at no extra cost to you. Commission never changes the facts we report, and affiliate links will be marked and disclosed near the recommendation.

Updates and corrections

Publishers change their programs, prices and policies. We recheck information periodically and update the checked date when we do.