Homeschool funding & ESAs in New Hampshire

Can I get paid to homeschool in New Hampshire?

Not as a salary. What New Hampshire offers is an education savings account: the Education Freedom Account (EFA) puts about $5,000 per student per year into an account you spend on expenses the program approves, rather than paying you to teach. An ESA comes with conditions — what the money may be spent on, what has to be reported, and in some states whether the child is still counted as a homeschooler. The program details below set those out. Romeschool tracks and organizes what you spend, so a receipt is ready the moment a program asks for one — it never files or submits anything on your behalf. New Hampshire's homeschool rules require no test or evaluation, and how the year is reviewed depends on the pathway you choose — the testing line below has the reviewed wording. What New Hampshire asks for — notice, instruction time, testing and records — is set out below, straight from the reviewed rules.

New Hampshire ESA program

What does New Hampshire require of homeschoolers — and what should I plan for?

New Hampshire does not require a test or an evaluation, and how the year is reviewed depends on the pathway you choose: Applies to the Education Freedom Account program only — a family home educating under RSA 193-A owes no assessment of any kind. What New Hampshire asks for — notice, instruction time, testing and records — is set out below, straight from the reviewed rules.

Notice

Only in some cases. In New Hampshire, a notice is required when a child leaves public school. Where it goes: No state agency. RSA 193-A names no recipient for home educating itself — the declaration goes to the public school you are withdrawing a child from, or to your resident district if you want access to its courses or programs (RSA 193:1-c). The Department of Education no longer accepts home education notifications. How: A short declaration of home education — a statement signed by a parent that the child is home educated and meets New Hampshire's compulsory attendance requirement, giving the child's name, date of birth, and current address (RSA 193-A:1, III). When: Only when you withdraw a child from a public school, or when you seek access to public school courses or programs under RSA 193:1-c (RSA 193-A:3). There is no annual notice and no start-of-year deadline. A child who has never been enrolled in public school, and whose family wants nothing from the district, files nothing at all. The annual notice of intent to the superintendent, a nonpublic school, or the Department of Education was removed by the Home Education Freedom Act (2026 N.H. Laws ch. 297, HB 1268), effective July 1, 2026. The Department says it will no longer accept or retain home education notifications or issue acknowledgements of receipt. What survives is narrow and real: RSA 193-A:3 still requires a declaration when you withdraw a child from a public school, and when you want access to district courses or programs. A child in the Education Freedom Account program is not home educating under RSA 193-A (RSA 193-A:1, IV) and follows that program's own agreement instead.

Testing or evaluation

No. New Hampshire does not require standardized testing for homeschooled students. Applies to the Education Freedom Account program only — a family home educating under RSA 193-A owes no assessment of any kind. The annual evaluation lived in RSA 193-A:6, repealed effective July 1, 2026. RSA 193-A:4, V now presumes a home education program to be the education the law requires, and bars the state from treating missing notice, records or evaluations as a failure to educate. A child on an Education Freedom Account is in a separate program: its agreement requires an annual record of attainment each year — a nationally standardized test, the statewide assessment under RSA 193-C:6, or a portfolio reviewed by a certified teacher (RSA 194-F:3, III(d)(3)).

Days and hours

None. New Hampshire does not set a minimum number of instructional days or hours for homeschoolers. No days or hours minimum.

Records

New Hampshire does not require homeschooling families to keep specific records. No records requirement. RSA 193-A:6, which had required a portfolio of the child's work, was repealed effective July 1, 2026. Keep a portfolio if it is useful to you — for your own records, for a transcript, or for a scholarship — but New Hampshire no longer asks for one. A child on an Education Freedom Account is the exception: that program's agreement requires an annual record of attainment, which may be a portfolio reviewed by a certified teacher (RSA 194-F:3, III(d)(3)).

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Common questions about homeschool funding in New Hampshire

Does New Hampshire have an education savings account (ESA) for homeschoolers?

Yes. New Hampshire offers the Education Freedom Account (EFA) (about $5,000 per student per year), which independent homeschooling families can use for approved education expenses. Taking it changes the child's legal status — the note above the programs on this page says how. New Hampshire's Education Freedom Account is broadly available and is run by the Children's Scholarship Fund of New Hampshire, which pays families through ClassWallet. It is not a way to fund home education under RSA 193-A. An EFA student is not a home educated student (RSA 193-A:1, IV), and full-time enrollment in the EFA ends a home education program (RSA 193-A:4, VII) — that family follows the EFA program's own agreement instead of this chapter. If the child is also taking district courses or programs under RSA 193:1-c, a parent must tell the resident district that the student is now in the EFA program (RSA 194-F:2, IX). The Department's own home education page says the same thing in plainer words: an EFA is not considered home education under RSA 193-A.

How much is New Hampshire's homeschool ESA worth?

Education Freedom Account (EFA) provides approximately $5,000 per eligible student per year. Awards and eligibility change from year to year — confirm the current amount with the program before you rely on it.

Nationwide grants

• ACT Today! Grant · Autism Care Today
  For U.S. families of a child with an autism diagnosis (priority to household income under $100k).
  Open to any family of a child with autism — not homeschool-specific, but useful for therapy costs.
• Dyslexia Services Foundation Grant · Dyslexia Services Foundation
  For low-income U.S. children with dyslexia who cannot otherwise afford treatment (need shown via free/reduced lunch, Medicaid, or SNAP).
  Typically identified through a teacher or provider; not homeschool-specific.
• HSLDA Compassion Curriculum Grant · Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
  For HSLDA members with significant financial need (legal custody of a child 6-19, homeschooling 3+ months).
  You must privately fund your homeschool (not receiving ESA or other public funds).
• HSLDA Disaster Relief Grant · Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
  For homeschooling families (child 6-19) with physical disaster damage in the past 18 months.
• MyGOAL Autism Grant · MyGOAL Inc.
  For the primary caregiver of a child under 18 with autism, with demonstrated financial need.
  Open to any family of a child with autism — not homeschool-specific.
• Our Military Kids Grant · Our Military Kids
  For children (1-18) of deployed National Guard/Reserve members (60+ days) or of post-9/11 combat-injured service members and veterans.
  Funds organized, provider-led activities (not parent-taught core instruction).
• UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation Grant · UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation
  For U.S. children aged 16 or under with commercial (non-public) health insurance, subject to income guidelines.
  Medical (not education) funding — useful for special-needs homeschoolers' therapy costs.

Full details, amounts and deadlines for every program →