Homeschool benefits: Manchester School District
Your homeschooled child can access Manchester's public-school courses and cocurricular programs while remaining in home education. Your child must live in the district and meet participation rules that are no more restrictive than those for resident public-school students.
Who qualifies
Lives in Manchester
The district notice recognizes access to programs in the school district where your child resides.
Enrolled in home education
New Hampshire law explicitly includes home-educated students, alongside nonpublic and public charter school students.
Meets district participation requirements
The school board regulates participation, but its policy cannot be more restrictive for homeschoolers than for the district's resident pupils.
Has not finished high school
Ordinary home-educated pupils are excluded after high-school-level graduation or at age 21. The law separately includes children with disabilities until they obtain a diploma or reach age 21 inclusive.
What your child can access
Manchester's parental-rights notice and New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated section 193:1-c confirm these categories of access.
- Curricular courses
- Courses offered by your resident district
- Clubs and athletics
- Covered as cocurricular programs
- Performing groups and service activities
- Included in the cocurricular definition
- Statewide assessment
- Included in the statutory access right
- Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
- Included in the statutory access right
The notice does not publish a course-registration calendar or fee schedule; ask the district for the requirements for your chosen course or activity.
How to request access
- Before requesting access
Choose a course or activity
Identify a course, club, sport, or performing group offered by Manchester that your child wants to join.
- When you contact the district
Request homeschool participation
Explain that your child lives in Manchester and is home educated, and request access under section 193:1-c.
- Before participation
Obtain the participation requirements
Ask for the district policy and the registration, scheduling, and eligibility requirements for that specific program.
What access includes
Included
- Curricular courses
- Clubs and athletics
- Performing groups
- Statewide assessment
- Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
Who to contact about participation
The district can direct you to its course and activity participation requirements for resident homeschool students.
603-624-6300 District parental-rights notice
Homeschool rules and statewide help in New Hampshire
Since July 1, 2026, a declaration is optional except upon public-school withdrawal or to obtain public-school program access. The declaration identifies the child’s name, birth date, and address and is signed by a parent. There is no general annual filing deadline.
New Hampshire sets these rules:
- Subjects: Parents direct the home education program; current RSA 193-A does not prescribe a subject list or require the district’s calendar or hours.
- Testing: No annual evaluation or standardized-test requirement under RSA 193-A after July 1, 2026. Education Freedom Account participants follow a separate program.
- Records: RSA 193-A no longer requires a portfolio or annual assessment records. Families may keep progress records and optionally certify completion.
- Teachers: No state degree or teaching-license requirement for parents directing home education under RSA 193-A.
New Hampshire also has an education savings account that home-educated students can use.
- The Education Freedom Account directs state adequacy funding to home education, tutoring, classes, and other approved costs, with no income limit since 2025. The 2026-27 enrollment cap has been reached, so new applicants may be waitlisted.
- TheHomeschoolingCompany is an approved vendor for it.
Read the New Hampshire homeschooling guide See statewide programs in New Hampshire
Questions parents ask
- Can my child keep participating in Manchester programs after finishing high school?
- No. Access ends after high-school-level graduation or at age 21, though children with disabilities stay eligible until they get a diploma or reach age 21 inclusive.
- Can Manchester's district impose stricter requirements on homeschoolers?
- No. Section 193:1-c prohibits a participation policy that is more restrictive for home-educated pupils than for resident pupils enrolled in the district.
- Can my child access testing through the district?
- Yes. The law specifically includes the statewide assessment and the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) in its access provisions.
- Does this provide money for our homeschool curriculum?
- No. The official notice describes access to district programs, not a cash award or reimbursement, and gives no dollar amount for curriculum purchases.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
Local classes cover the subjects they offer. We teach the remaining subjects, so a local class can stay part of the year without becoming the whole curriculum. We are an approved Education Freedom Account (EFA) vendor, so your ClassWallet balance can pay for it.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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