New Hampshire ESA and voucher money for homeschoolers
Education Freedom Accounts (EFA): what taking the money does to your homeschool status, then the amount, who can apply, what it buys and how vendors are approved.
This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and New Hampshire's own statute and education department are the final word. The links below go straight to them.
Deadlines, forms and amounts checked on against the sources linked on this page.
What taking the money does to your homeschool status
A program exists, and taking the money changes your homeschool status. Starting an EFA ends your home education program under RSA 193-A. The signed agreement with the scholarship organization satisfies compulsory attendance, and you give it a yearly record of attainment (a test, the state assessment or a reviewed portfolio) by July 15.
Source: RSA 194-F (Education Freedom Accounts); Children's Scholarship Fund NH: EFA parent handbook 2026 (PDF)
- How much
- The per-pupil adequacy grant plus any differentiated aid. The scholarship organization's September 2025 FAQ put the base at about $4,000; we found no 2026–27 figure.Source: RSA 194-F (Education Freedom Accounts); Children's Scholarship Fund NH: EFA questions, September 2025 (PDF)
- Who can apply
- New Hampshire residents eligible to enroll in a public school. The income limit was removed in June 2025, with a cap on students without priority status.Source: RSA 194-F (Education Freedom Accounts); NH Department of Education: Education Freedom Accounts; NH Department of Education: EFA fact sheet, November 2025 (PDF)
- What it can pay for
- Curriculum and instructional materials, tutoring, test fees and therapies, among others. Not payments to a parent or family member for teaching their own children.Source: RSA 194-F (Education Freedom Accounts); Children's Scholarship Fund NH: EFA parent handbook 2026 (PDF)
- How vendors and providers are approved
- Providers who work directly with students must be pre-approved and put on the Approved Provider List by the Children's Scholarship Fund NH, the scholarship organization, which then sends them to ClassWallet to be paid.Source: Children's Scholarship Fund NH: EFA parent handbook 2026 (PDF)
- How and when to apply
- Applications are rolling: complete and verified by July 15 for a full year, or through February for a prorated one. 2026–27 applications were open when we checked.Source: Children's Scholarship Fund NH (EFA scholarship organization): apply
The program's own page: Education Freedom Accounts (EFA). Programs change their amounts, dates and rules every year, so read the current handbook before you apply or spend.
Before you decide
- Read what the money changes first. In some states taking it means you are no longer homeschooling under the homeschool law, and the program's own rules (an agreement, tests, a learning plan) apply instead.
- Keep every receipt and the program's approval emails; programs ask for them.
- Peabody Teach is free and sells nothing, so it is not a vendor in any program and has no stake in what you buy. There are no affiliate links on this page.
New Hampshire checklist for this year · ESA and voucher money in every state
Where this comes from
- RSA 193-A (Home Education), General Court of New Hampshire (the law)
- RSA 193:1 (compulsory attendance) (the law)
- RSA 193:1-c (access to public school programs) (the law)
- RSA 194-F (Education Freedom Accounts) (the law)
- Children's Scholarship Fund NH: EFA questions, September 2025 (PDF) (other)
- NH Department of Education: Education Freedom Accounts (state agency)
- NH Department of Education: EFA fact sheet, November 2025 (PDF) (state agency)
- Children's Scholarship Fund NH (EFA scholarship organization): apply (other)
- Children's Scholarship Fund NH: EFA parent handbook 2026 (PDF) (other)
Checked on October 29, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. Laws and forms change; confirm a date with your school district or the state agency before you rely on it. For legal advice, ask a lawyer licensed in New Hampshire; homeschool legal-help organizations and your state's homeschool groups can also point you to help. Something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.