Microschool laws in New Hampshire

An approved-nonpublic-school model where your program takes legal responsibility for enrolled students. You pursue Ed 403 Attendance-Purposes approval with NH DOE (or full Ed 404 Program Approval if you want additional state recognition), and families satisfy compulsory attendance by enrolling with you. This model is eligible to receive EFA funds and to participate as a scholarship school under the NH Education Tax Credit Program.

A shared-resource model where each family retains legal responsibility under RSA 193-A. You provide instruction, space, and curriculum support; each family files their own notification within 5 business days of starting, does their own annual evaluation by July 1, and maintains their own 2-year portfolio. You do NOT hold attendance-purposes approval and should not market as a school.

NH does not provide a standalone "certified tutor" satisfier equivalent to Virginia's § 22.1-254(A) certified-tutor option. The only recognized satisfiers under RSA 193:1 are public-school attendance, approved nonpublic-school attendance, and home education under RSA 193-A. A tutor-only arrangement must operate under one of those wrappers — typically as an approved nonpublic school (if the tutor is the program of instruction for the child) or as a home-education support service (with the parent filing the RSA 193-A notification).

A faith-integrated nonpublic school operates under the same Ed 400 approval pathway as a secular school — there is no separate "religious school" satisfier and no state religious-exemption statute. Accreditation via a recognized agency (e.g., ACSI via Ed 405) is an alternative path to Ed 403/404 approval.

A pre-compulsory-age program for children under 6 regulated by NH DHHS Child Care Licensing Unit (CCLU) under RSA 170-E and He-C 4002. Thresholds: Family Child Care Home ≤6 unrelated children; Family Group Child Care Home 7–12; Group Child Care Center 13+. Licensing fees, staff-child ratios, training, and background checks apply. If your program serves any child at compulsory-attendance age (6+), that child needs a separate RSA 193:1 satisfier.

A 2–3 day per week on-site program where families remain in home-education status under RSA 193-A. The family files its own notification with a participating agency, does its own annual evaluation, and treats your program as a shared learning resource on the on-site days. Same rules as a homeschool co-op; the scheduling pattern is the only structural difference.

NH does not have an umbrella-school statutory framework. Ed 400 approval applies to the nonpublic school as an entity, not to satellite sites operating under another school's approval. A satellite that enrolls compulsory-age students would need to obtain its own Ed 400 approval (or Ed 405 approval via a recognized accreditor). Operators seeking umbrella-style simplicity should use the homeschool-cooperative model instead.