Rapunzl Course:
High School Personal Finance Curriculum & Course

Teach the fundamentals of budgeting, saving, investing, credit, and decision-making in a high school financial literacy course built for real classrooms.

This course aligns with middle and high school personal finance standards and includes enough curriculum for a full semester.

Time Estimate:

~90 Hours of Content, 12-24 Weeks

Get A Free Educator Demo

Topics Covered In This Course

Budgeting

Explain how to create and manage a personal budget.

Saving

Explain the principles of saving money and how to create a savings plan.

Banking

Teach the basics of banking, including different types of accounts and services.

Debit Cards

Teach the responsible use and management of debit cards.

Credit

Introduce the concept of credit and how to build and maintain a good credit score.

Loans

Explain the types and terms of loans and how to manage them.

Income & Taxes

Teach how to understand and manage income from employment.

Investing

Provide an introduction to investing and various investment options.

Insurance

Explain the importance of insurance and different types of coverage.

Retirement

Teach the importance of planning for retirement and various saving options.

illustration of Rapunzl presentation guides and investing curriculum

Detailed Step-By-Step Presentation Guides

Rapunzl offers detailed step-by-step teacher guides that include engagement prompts and leading questions, making it easier for anyone to facilitate dynamic and interactive lessons.

These comprehensive personal finance and investing resources ensure teachers can effectively guide students through complex financial concepts while encouraging critical thinking and active participation.

Rapunzl Simulated Investing Competition With Scholarships

A Personal Finance Curriculum Aligned With All State Standards

Rapunzl's curriculum and prebuilt courses cover a wide range of essential life skills, while simultaneously fulfilling your state’s standards of learning.

Get in touch with us to receive a roadmap for Rapunzl's state and national standards alignment, curriculum access, and login credentials for the simulator.

View State Standards Alignment

Rapunzl personal finance program was built for accessibility

Accessible & Engaging Personal Finance Curriculum

Rapunzl is accessible to students, teachers, parents, and guardians seeking to promote financial literacy.

All products are ADA compliant, making it suitable for educating students with diverse learning needs, including those who need support with English as a Second Language, Special Education, cognitive disabilities, and auditory processing.

View Full Rapunzl Curriculum

Gamified graduation hat to illustrate Rapunzl learning outcomes

Gamified Learning To Increase Personal Finance Engagement

Gamification enhances student engagement by transforming classrooms into interactive learning experiences, and provides an opportunity for building financial financial through self-directed learning.

This increases student motivation by fostering a deeper understanding of subjects with hands-on activities and a real-time investment simulator, aiding in the development of critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

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.

Contact Rapunzl

Schedule A Call

High school personal finance course FAQ

Yes. Rapunzl's personal finance curriculum scales from a 3-week unit up to a full 28-week, year-long course, so it works as a semester course or a shorter supplement. It covers budgeting, saving, banking, credit, loans, income and taxes, investing, insurance, and retirement.

Yes. The curriculum is standards-aligned to the six CEE Core Pillars — Earning Income, Saving, Spending, Investing, Managing Credit, and Managing Risk. We publish per-state standards crosswalks, and our team will align the course to your state's specific standards on request.

It's built for high school students in grades 9–12. Paired with Rapunzl's Financial Math course, it also supports younger students, so schools can cover financial literacy across grades 6–12.

No. The curriculum includes teacher guides, student-facing presentations, articles, and built-in assessments, plus an educator dashboard with grade export and standards crosswalks, so teachers can deliver it confidently without a finance background.

Yes. Students invest simulated $10,000 stock and crypto portfolios with live Nasdaq pricing — the same real-time simulator that has inspired more than 100,000 students since 2018. Concepts like compound interest and risk stop being abstract when students watch them move real market prices in their own portfolios.

Yes. Students who complete Rapunzl's program raise their financial-literacy scores from 34% before the program to 93% after — well above the 64% national average.

Yes. Rapunzl's personal finance curriculum is available in both English and Spanish.

Rapunzl is licensed to schools and districts through a quote based on your size and needs. Request a free educator demo and our team will walk you through pricing and setup.