There is just no way around it. Even if you are homeschooling you still have to purchase materials, books, computers, etc. It's costly to jump out of the public school game. We are going to drop $6K this year in tuition for my daughter to go to a private school just for pre-K, and another $6K every year after. Plus I just put out $200 in supplies and school uniforms. It's completely worth it though. Her teacher is older than my mother and totally old school. She had the parents at the open house responding in yes ma'am's/no ma'am's because she cammands the classroom so well. I know my daughter won't have her head filled with PC garbage. Also the Archbishop over the entire school is the same one who is getting negative national media attention for firing three gay school teachers this past year, and still not bending to pressure from it. So the money spent is going to be well worth it if it protects her from all the SJW/socialism indoctrination crap. She might be one of a few hundred thousand in her generation, but she will be one.