My monthly homeschooling costs this year

I just compiled this years homeschooling costs for this year and thought I would share how the costs of homeschooling compared to public school.

Here are the costs:

Masters Academy of Fine arts $115.00 per month
Cordis Academy middle school program $ 131.25 per month
Time4Learning Online program $ 20.00 per month
Fencing $60.00 per month
Track $ 30.00 per month
Music Lessons $160.00 per month

total: $526.25 per month

When my kids were in public school I paid

$120.00 per month for school lunch
Music Lessons $160.00 per month
after school activities like ballet and martial arts $200.00 per month

total: $480.00 per month

DIFFERENCE +$46.25 per month

Basically, I would have paid for music and afterschool lessons whether or not they go to "school". Phys ed activities are cheaper through homeschool co-ops, and the costs of public school lunch, covers a bulk of the tuition costs.

The costs I haven't added in: my kids clothing costs are cut in half because they don't need alot of the items they needed in school. Plus we get alot more rest because all the activities we did in the evening are now done in the daytime.

Also not factored: Back to school costs like class fees and stationary and misc are about the same.