Built for Texas Families

Make your $2,000 TEFA award go further

Texas homeschool families approved for a Texas Education Freedom Account get a flat $2,000 each year. There is no reimbursement — every dollar is spent through the state Odyssey marketplace with approved vendors. So the real question is simple: how much of your award is left after curriculum?

Your award

$2,000 / year

The homeschool track is a flat amount — the same for every approved family, with no income or disability tiering. (The private-school track is a separate program with a different, larger award and an accreditation requirement.)

When it arrives

100% on July 1

Homeschool families receive the full amount in a single lump sum on July 1. (The private-school track is staggered 25% / 25% / 50% across July, October, and February.)

How you spend it

Odyssey marketplace

Funds are spent through the state Odyssey marketplace with approved vendors — deducted at checkout. There is no reimbursement path: you cannot pay out of pocket and expense it later, so every dollar has to be planned inside the marketplace.

One family price, not one bill per child

Most homeschool platforms charge per child, so a family of three pays three times over. SafeGuideEd is an online educational course and program with one flat family price — the same whether you teach one child or five. Set your child count below and watch how much of the $2,000 award each option leaves on the table.

Children you homeschool

$2,000 TEFA award to spend

SafeGuideEd$19 / month · flat familyOne price for the whole family — one child, same cost.
$228 / yr$1,772 left
Time4Learning$39.95 / mo · per childPer child. Aligned to national standards, not the Texas TEKS.
$479 / yr$1,521 left
Miacademy$42 / mo (or $460 / yr) · per childPer child, K-8. A cheaper annual plan is available.
$504 / yr$1,496 left
LittleLit AI$24.99 / mo · per childPer child, K-12 AI tutor.
$300 / yr$1,700 left
Power Homeschool$25–99 / mo · per childPer child. Calculator uses the low end of the published range.
$300 / yr$1,700 left
IXL$19.95 / mo (4 subjects) · per childPer child, four subjects.
$239 / yr$1,761 left

Competitor prices are the published rates as of July 2026 — click any name to check the live price. Figures are stated at each vendor’s monthly rate for 1 child; some vendors offer cheaper annual plans.

See a lesson built for your child

Watch SafeGuideEd build a TEKS-aligned lesson in minutes — then decide how you want to spend the rest of your award.

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