rapunzl logo green investing castle
Try Rapunzl For Free
rapunzl mobile hamburger icon
electric plug with brain for rapunzl industry leading curriculum

Personal Finance Curriculum
For Middle & High School

Explore 25 plug-and-play modules across 4 learning tracks that can power a full-semester personal finance course or supplement Math, Econ, Business, and CTE classes.
Every module is aligned with the Council for Economic Education's National Financial Education Standards, plus state standards.
Get Free Standards Crosswalk
Personal Finance Curriculum

A classroom-ready personal finance curriculum built for real school schedules

Rapunzl's personal finance curriculum is designed for middle and high school classrooms that need rigorous content without adding planning friction for teachers. Schools can use the full library as a semester course, a unit-by-unit supplement, or a standards-aligned resource across math, economics, business, and CTE.

Instead of handing educators a static packet, Rapunzl combines lesson plans, presentations, assessments, articles, and an interactive simulator so students can practice the financial decisions they are learning about in class. That makes the curriculum more relevant for students and easier to implement for teachers.

What is included

Schools get a flexible personal finance curriculum with lessons that can stand alone or connect into a longer scope and sequence.

  • 25 modules across core personal finance, investing, college and career, and financial math
  • Teacher guides, student-facing presentations, articles, and assessments
  • Real-time simulator experiences that reinforce classroom instruction

Who it is for

The curriculum supports schools serving a wide range of student needs, from foundational money skills to advanced investing topics.

  • Middle school financial literacy and financial math integration
  • High school personal finance courses that support graduation requirements
  • Supplemental classroom use in economics, business, advisory, and enrichment

Why schools choose it

The goal is not just to cover standards. It is to help students build durable financial habits through engaging, relevant instruction.

  • Standards-aligned content that is easier to map to local requirements
  • Flexible pacing for semester, quarter, unit, or club formats
  • Hands-on learning that makes personal finance feel practical instead of abstract
Implementation

How schools use this personal finance curriculum

Some schools adopt Rapunzl as a full high school financial literacy course. Others use it to strengthen an existing class with ready-to-teach modules on budgeting, saving, credit, taxes, insurance, careers, and investing. Because the content is modular, schools can start where they have the most need and expand over time.

Full-semester course

Build a complete personal finance course with enough depth to support graduation pathways and recurring instruction across the term.

  • Ideal for schools adding or expanding required personal finance
  • Supports pacing over multiple weeks or an entire semester
  • Pairs naturally with teacher-led instruction and in-app assessments

Course enhancement

Add targeted personal finance units to courses that already exist, from math to business to economics.

  • Use modules to reinforce budgeting, credit, and investing concepts
  • Give students more applied learning without rebuilding your whole course
  • Support cross-curricular financial literacy instruction

District scaling

Districts can use the same curriculum framework across multiple schools while still giving teachers flexibility in pacing and delivery.

  • Shared standards alignment and course structure
  • Consistent resources for new and experienced teachers
  • Cleaner rollouts for expanding financial literacy access
email sending from phone to Rapunzl support

Get In Touch With Rapunzl

Interested in financial literacy but not sure where to begin? Perhaps you have a specific question about Rapunzl’s curriculum or are currently exploring best-practices for implementing financial education in the classroom.

Whatever the reason, we’d love to connect and share our insights after spending over 1,000 hours teaching financial education in high schools across the country.

Book a call, drop us a note and let’s connect.