3rd Grade homeschool cost in Maryland (2026)
Short answer: the costed stacks below run ~$172-244/yr (book-led) to ~$400/yr (online-led) for the year, including consumables estimates. Submit your local school system Home Instruction Notification Form, indicating consent to COMAR 13A.10.01 requirements, at least 15 calendar days before home instruction begins, and verify continuation annually with your local system. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Prices checked 2026-10-17.
Maryland homeschool checklist (general information, not legal advice)
- Submit your local school system Home Instruction Notification Form, indicating consent to COMAR 13A.10.01 requirements, at least 15 calendar days before home instruction begins, and verify continuation annually with your local system. Checked Oct 19, 2026.
- Compulsory attendance in Maryland is age 5 to under 18, with home instruction as an exception when the child receives regular, thorough instruction in the studies usually taught to children of the same age. Checked Oct 19, 2026.
- Provide regular, thorough instruction in English, mathematics, science, social studies, art, music, health and physical education. Checked Oct 19, 2026.
- Maintain a portfolio of materials for each child — instructional and reading materials plus examples of writing, worksheets, workbooks, creative materials and tests — showing regular, thorough instruction across the year. It is reviewed by the local superintendent or designee at the end of each semester, at a mutually agreeable time and place, with no more than three reviews in a school year. No state standardized test is listed in the Maryland home instruction regulation. Checked Oct 19, 2026.
- Alternative route: a home instruction program supervised by an approved nonpublic school or institution (an umbrella, COMAR 13A.10.01.05) is supervised and reviewed by that entity instead of the local system portfolio reviews. Checked Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Department of Education — Home Instruction + COMAR 13A.10.01, checked Oct 19, 2026 · Checked 2026-10-19. General information, not legal advice — verify with your district/state.
Your stacks
Online-led core
~$400/yrStyle: eclectic / online-led · Worldview: Secular-leaning · Parent time: EST. 1-2h/day oversight
| Time4Learning PreK-5, 10 months | $399.50 at $39.95/mo VERIFIED Oct 17 2026 — signup + pricing pages both show $39.95 (earlier $29.95 listing no longer shown; confirm at checkout) |
| Optional Teaching Textbooks Math 3 swap-in | $48.95 VERIFIED |
Total-year cost includes consumables estimates where labelled ESTIMATE. Where an affiliate link is shown, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Book-led (faith & secular routes)
~$172-244/yrStyle: book-led · Worldview: Master Books route is faith-based; TGATB+TT route: TGATB faith-based, TT faith-neutral · Parent time: EST. 2-3h/day parent-led
| Master Books Grade 3 Basic 4-Subject Set | $194.34 VERIFIED (faith route) |
| OR TGATB LA 3 PDF + Teaching Textbooks Math 3 | Free PDF / $72.97 physical + $48.95 VERIFIED |
| Books/supplies allowance | ~$50 ESTIMATE |
Following a book-led stack like this one? Arbor Homeschool is a planner for organising the year around the books you choose — not a curriculum.
Plan the year: Arbor planner (our affiliate link) →
Total-year cost includes consumables estimates where labelled ESTIMATE. Where an affiliate link is shown, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Why Maryland is different
Maryland reported 42,151 students taught through home schooling in 2024–25 (MSDE total of local education agency reports, via NHERI Table 1, 2024–25). Checked Oct 19, 2026. Population source.
3rd grade in Maryland: there is no state test to schedule; the pressure point is the end-of-semester portfolio review. Keep dated samples in English, math, science, social studies, art, music, health and PE so the review is a showing, not a scramble. No test cost is included in the stack totals above.
Maryland deadline calendar (checked 2026-10-19)
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| At least 15 calendar days before you start | Submit the Home Instruction Notification Form to your local school system. |
| Each year | Verify continuation of home instruction with your local system (or your umbrella). |
| At the end of each semester | Portfolio review with the local superintendent/designee at a mutually agreeable time and place — no more than three reviews a year. |
| No state test deadline | No state standardized test is listed in COMAR 13A.10.01; the portfolio is the record. |
Source: Maryland State Department of Education — Home Instruction + COMAR 13A.10.01, checked Oct 19, 2026
State money in Maryland — no homeschool ESA verified
No Maryland education savings account (ESA) or homeschool reimbursement was verified on MSDE home instruction sources checked Oct 19, 2026 — so the full stack total above is the honest budget.
BOOST is a Maryland scholarship for eligible students at participating nonpublic schools, not homeschool funding, so it does not reduce the stack totals above. Checked Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Department of Education — Home Instruction / BOOST, checked Oct 19, 2026
Record-keeping and local support in Maryland
Use the printable checklist above as your record-keeping spec for this state — it lists exactly what to keep and how long, from the official source checked 2026-10-19.
Statewide support: Maryland Association of Christian Home Educators (MACHE) — Statewide Maryland homeschool association — verify current support groups and events on its site. Checked Oct 19, 2026.
Hands-on add-on for 3rd Grade
For a 3rd-grade hands-on add-on, KiwiCo science/art lines for ages 6–9 and 6–12 are the broad option in our by-age comparison. A kit is a supplement, not core curriculum and not a substitute for your state requirements. Compare honestly by age — with no affiliate links for these brands live yet — on KiwiCo vs Lovevery vs Little Passports, and start free with screen-free break activities.
3rd Grade secular & faith math options in Maryland
Math-only prices inside each stack (e.g. a single math program) are not full-stack totals — compare like with like. See the itemised tables above for the math line in each stack.
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Questions
What is the filing deadline in Maryland?
Submit the local Home Instruction Notification Form at least 15 calendar days before you begin, and verify continuation annually. Checked Oct 19, 2026.
When is testing required in Maryland for 3rd Grade?
No state standardized test is listed for Maryland 3rd-grade home instruction. Keep work samples across all eight subjects for the semester portfolio reviews; there is no test cost on that basis.
How much does 3rd Grade homeschool cost in Maryland?
Pilot stacks on this page range by style and screen preference — see the two costed stacks above (prices checked 2026-10-17). Total-year cost includes consumables estimates where labelled.
What does Maryland require to homeschool?
In short: file 15 days ahead, teach English, math, science, social studies, art, music, health and PE regularly and thoroughly, keep a portfolio, and meet for end-of-semester portfolio reviews (max three a year) — or use an approved umbrella. Checked Oct 19, 2026.
Is this legal advice?
No — general information checked 2026-10-19 from the official source linked on this page. Verify with your district or state before filing.
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