New Hampshire homeschool requirements
Track your New Hampshire homeschool requirements without spreadsheets
Homeschool Fox helps you understand New Hampshire's requirements, log activities, track progress, and generate records when you need them.
New Hampshire at a glance
Verified June 2026- Required hours
- No state minimum
- Required subjects
- 12 subjects
- Notice
- Required
- Testing / evaluation
- Parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation)
- Portfolio
- Required
Jump to the full New Hampshire requirements for plain-English detail on each of these.
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What Homeschool Fox tracks for New Hampshire
Everything New Hampshire expects you to keep, in one place — no spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.
- Required hours or days
- Required subjects & core hours
- Daily activity logs
- Attendance records
- Notes & portfolio records
- Printable PDF reports
- High school transcripts
- State-specific progress tracking
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- Reading 45 min
- Math 30 min
- History / Social Studies 20 min
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1 hr 35 min
Your New Hampshire requirements, in plain English
Tap any item for the details.
Notice requirements
Required
Required hours
Flexible
Required subjects
12 subjects
Testing / evaluation
Required
Recordkeeping & portfolio
Portfolio required
Withdrawing from public school
Letter + notice
Full guide
Homeschooling in New Hampshire: the complete guide
New Hampshire takes a light-touch approach to homeschool law, with the main expectation being a one-time filing so local officials know a family is teaching at home. Because the compulsory attendance age in New Hampshire runs from 6-18, families plan their homeschool schedule around that window.
Because New Hampshire law doesn't specify hours or school days, the shape of a homeschool year is a family decision. A common internal benchmark is 900 hours a year, loose enough to accommodate life's interruptions but firm enough to keep a program moving forward.
Before instruction begins, or promptly at the start of each school year, families in New Hampshire submit a notice of intent to your local school district. Local districts have some latitude in exactly what they want included, but a simple letter naming each student, their grade, and the intent to homeschool is usually enough.
The New Hampshire assessment requirement (parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation) annually) is usually straightforward to plan around, especially if families track activities consistently through the year. Portfolio records are a core part of the New Hampshire homeschool year. Families keep samples of work, a log of activities, and evidence of instruction in required subjects, reviewed by a certified teacher or evaluator.
New Hampshire expects instruction in science, math, language, government, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, constitution, art, and music. How those subjects show up day-to-day is entirely a family's call. The record-keeping side of homeschooling doesn't need to dominate New Hampshire families' evenings. Homeschool Fox lets you log activities as they happen, then builds the compliance picture on its own.
Notice requirements
Notice is required
You must notify your local school district of your intent to homeschool.
Need a head start? Use the free Notice of Intent generator to draft a New Hampshire-ready letter.
Deeper guides: how to write a notice of intent to homeschool covers the language admins look for, and when and where to file your notice of intent covers state-by-state deadlines and recipients.
Generate your notice of intentWithdrawing from public school
New Hampshire requires a notice of intent filed with a participating agency (your resident district superintendent, a nonpublic school principal, or the commissioner) within five days of starting. File the notice, notify the current school so attendance reflects the change, and keep a copy. An annual evaluation and a two-year portfolio follow.
For the play-by-play, how to withdraw your child from public school walks through the conversation, the timing, and the paperwork. What to send the district when you pull your child covers exactly what the letter should and shouldn't say.
Assessment requirements
Assessment is required
- Type:
- Parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation)
- Frequency:
- Annually
Standardized testing for homeschoolers walks through which test to choose, where to register, and how to prep. If New Hampshire lets you choose between portfolio review and a test, homeschool portfolio reviews vs standardized tests covers when each option is the better call.
Portfolio & records
Portfolio is required
Under RSA 193-A, families keep a portfolio containing a reading log and samples of the student's work — writings, worksheets, workbooks, and creative materials — for two years. The portfolio isn't submitted.
Building a high-school transcript? Start with our free transcript template. Homeschool portfolio reviews vs standardized tests covers what evaluators actually look at and how to curate samples without drowning in worksheets.
Required subjects
New Hampshire requires instruction in the following subjects.
Looking for curriculum?
Browse our curriculum directory to find the right fit for your family, then track your hours with Homeschool Fox to stay compliant with New Hampshire's requirements.
School choice & ESA
Open to homeschool familiesProgram
Education Freedom Account (EFA)
Up to $5,204 / student / year
Homeschool-eligible amount. Some programs pay private-school students more.
Who qualifies and what you give up
Universal as of 2025-26. Any New Hampshire K-12 student qualifies regardless of household income. The base grant is roughly $5,200 per year (the per-pupil adequacy amount) with differentiated aid for low-income students, special education, and English learners. Application runs through the program administrator (currently the Children's Scholarship Fund NH).
The key string for homeschoolers: state law requires that any family currently operating under RSA 193-A home education must terminate that home-education program before enrolling in the EFA. EFA students are reclassified as non-public / private school students for the duration of participation, and expenses must come from approved categories (curriculum, tutoring, therapies, approved testing). Funds left on the table at year end roll over but ultimately revert if the student leaves the program. Most NH homeschool families view the EFA as a private-school voucher rather than a homeschool stipend — taking it means giving up home-education legal status entirely.
Deeper guides: homeschool ESAs explained — which states offer them in 2026 covers eligibility and the trade-offs you sign up for. How to use an ESA for homeschool curriculum walks through what's reimbursable and where families get stuck.
Homeschool Fox tracks receipts and learning plans against ESA reporting requirements automatically.
Umbrella schools
Under RSA 193-A:5, New Hampshire families don't have to file their notice of intent and annual evaluation with the local school district at all — they can route everything through a Participating Agency instead. A PA is a state-recognized intermediary (typically a private school or homeschool association) that receives your notice of intent, holds your annual evaluation on file, and serves as your point of contact with the state in place of your SAU or the Commissioner.
Day to day you still teach your own child, pick your own curriculum, and keep the same portfolio (reading log + work samples) the law requires. What changes is who sees the paperwork: the PA does the intake, not the local school district. Many New Hampshire families pick a PA specifically to remove the district from the loop — fewer awkward conversations, more consistent reviewers year over year. PAs typically charge an annual enrollment fee, and each one sets its own rules for what evaluation evidence it'll accept and what records it asks you to keep on file.
Additional notes
One-time notice of intent to participatory agency. Annual evaluation required. Must maintain portfolio with reading log and work samples for 2 years.
Frequently asked questions
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Nearby states
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Free New Hampshire printables
Two ready-to-use PDFs for New Hampshire homeschoolers. No account needed.
Templates, not legal advice. Confirm the current rule with your state or district.
Reviewed and sourced
Last verified: June 2026. We review New Hampshire's requirements against official sources and update this page when the rules change.
Sources
Homeschool Fox is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. We turn public homeschool requirements into practical tracking tools for families. Always confirm details with your state or a qualified advisor.
More New Hampshire guides
- How to Start Homeschooling in New Hampshire A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
- Homeschooling High School in New Hampshire Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
- Record Keeping in New Hampshire What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.
- ESA & School Choice in New Hampshire Funding amounts, who qualifies, and the trade-offs.
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