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Two all-in-one homeschool curricula, compared on what actually decides the fit: subjects and math included, faith content, teaching style and how much you'll teach.
Updated September 2026 · based on parent reviews and publisher information
These two are close: the differences are small, so price, grade range and what parents say below may decide it.
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Compare for my child| Miacademy | Power Homeschool | |
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| Grades | K–12th | PreK–12th |
| Subjects | Math, language arts, science, social studies, electives (art, music, life skills, coding, foreign languages); optional Christian/Jewish Bible elective | Math, language arts, science, social studies, foreign language, CTE/STEM electives |
| Math | Included | Included |
| Faith | Light or optional Christian content | No religious content |
| Approach | Online curriculum: short teaching videos, interactive practice, and assessments per subject | Online curriculum: short video lessons from Acellus teachers with adaptive practice and quizzes |
| Who teaches | The program does the teaching | The program does the teaching |
| Parent prep | Low (independent video/practice lessons; parent sets grade levels and reviews reports) | Low (independent video lessons; parent is teacher of record and monitors dashboard) |
| Screen time | Online | Online |
| Video lessons | Included: video is the core teaching format for every lesson | Included: video lessons from Acellus teachers are the core format |
| Cost | $480: $480 a year or $48 a month, every subject | $1,188: $99 a month per student (about $1,188 over 12 months; $79 a month with a scholarship) for up to 6 courses at once |
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Parents like Miacademy's engaging video lessons, the ability to set each subject to its own grade level, and responsive customer support, calling it an easy, low-prep option for K-8. The most common complaints are technical glitches and occasional site outages that disrupt lessons, plus science and social studies courses that Cathy Duffy's review calls incomplete and uneven, often finishing in well under a semester. A few reviewers also note basic math lessons that repeat overly simple concepts.
Parents like that Power Homeschool is hands-off and cheaper than an accredited online school, with engaging video teachers and a dashboard that tracks progress automatically, calling it a good fit for working parents or independent learners. The most common criticism is inconsistent rigor and content quality: some lessons feel repetitive or dated, and Acellus has faced complaints over insensitive or outdated material in a few courses, which the company says it has partly revised. Reviewers also warn that pricing has risen sharply in recent years, so it's worth checking current rates before committing.
Neither is better for every child. Miacademy is the stronger fit for christian worldview. Power Homeschool is the stronger fit for no religious content.
Miacademy: included. Power Homeschool: included.
Miacademy: $480: $480 a year or $48 a month, every subject. Power Homeschool: $1,188: $99 a month per student (about $1,188 over 12 months; $79 a month with a scholarship) for up to 6 courses at once.
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