What it actually costs
What a homeschool curriculum costs
Curriculum pricing in this market is mostly quoted per child per month, which is the number least useful to the person paying it. What you actually spend is that number multiplied by how many children you have and by twelve, and then added to a pile of things the curriculum price never covered.
The number that matters is per family, per year
Take any monthly price, multiply by the number of children, multiply by twelve. That is the comparison. A program at $30 a month is $360 a year for one child and $1,080 for three, and the sticker never says the second number.
Per-child pricing is the industry default
The large online programs price per student. Some discount the second child, some cap the number of courses a subscription includes and charge for more, and some do both. None of that is dishonest, but it does mean a family of three is quoted a family of one's price, and the gap grows every year you stay.
Letters & Devotion is $29 a month for the household
Every child in the family, every grade, every one of the 84 courses. No per-child seats, no course limits, no charge for adding the younger one when they start. That is $348 a year whether you have one child or four, and the arithmetic above is the whole reason the price is shaped that way. There is also an annual option at $290 a year, which is about two months free; you choose it from your billing page once you have an account, and signing up starts you on the monthly plan either way.
What no curriculum price includes
Be honest with your own budget: printing and paper, a device and internet, library and book costs, consumables for younger children, science materials if you do hands-on work, co-op or class fees, sports and music, state testing or evaluation fees where required, and field trips. These are usually the larger half of what a homeschooling year actually costs, and no curriculum subscription covers any of them.
The cheapest way to evaluate anything is to read it
All 84 courses are readable in full with no account and no card, every unit, skill and objective. A curriculum you can read before you pay cannot cost you a wasted year, which is the most expensive line item in homeschooling and never appears on anybody's pricing page.
And 30 days free, with a card and no charge
Signing up starts 30 days free. A card is taken and nothing is charged until day 30. Cancel before then, in one click, and you pay nothing at all. After that it is $29 a month, month to month, with no annual contract.
Being straight about the price
- There is no free tier. Reading the courses is free and always will be, but using the product with a child costs $29 a month after the first 30 days.
- There is no lifetime plan and no military, teacher or multi-child discount, because the price is already per family rather than per child. The one saving available is the annual plan at $290.
- A card is required to start the free 30 days. A no-card trial is what we ran before, and eight of those ten families never opened a lesson.
- We do not publish competitors' prices on this page. They change often enough that any figure here would be wrong within a month, and a wrong price about someone else is worse than no price. Check theirs on their own site and do the per-family arithmetic above.
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Or read all 84 courses first. Both doors are open, and the second one needs nothing from you at all.
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Questions parents ask
How much does Letters & Devotion cost?
$29 a month for every child in the household, month to month, with no per-child seats and no course limits. That is $348 a year whether you have one child or four, or $290 a year on the annual plan. The first 30 days are free.
Does it cost more for a second or third child?
No. The price covers every child in the family. There are no extra seats to buy.
Is there a free version?
All 84 courses are readable in full with no account and no card, and there is a full sample lesson you can do without paying. Using the product with a child requires a subscription after the free 30 days.
Do I need a card to start the free 30 days?
Yes. Nothing is charged until day 30, and cancelling before then in one click costs you nothing.
What else should I budget for in a homeschool year?
Printing, a device and internet, books and library costs, consumables for younger children, science materials, co-op or class fees, sports and music, and state testing or evaluation fees where required. These are commonly the larger share of the year and no curriculum subscription covers them.
Is there an annual plan or a discount?
Yes, an annual plan at $290 a year, which is about two months free against the $348 you would pay monthly. You choose it from your billing page once you have an account. There is no lifetime plan and no military, teacher or multi-child discount, because the price already covers the whole family rather than each child.