New Hampshire

How it works

EFAs let eligible families spend state education funds on approved expenses outside a traditional public school — private tuition, homeschooling expenses, tutoring, classes, online programmes and instructional materials. The programme is administered by the Children’s Scholarship Fund New Hampshire, and approved funds are spent through ClassWallet.

Programme

Education Freedom Accounts (EFA)

Administered by

Children's Scholarship Fund New Hampshire, with funds spent through ClassWallet

Amount

The state per-pupil adequacy grant — a base of about $4,266 (the 2025-26 figure), plus extra aid for students who qualify for it. Prorated if you join partway through the year.

For homeschoolers

Homeschoolers can use it

Who qualifies

Any New Hampshire resident child eligible to enrol in a public school, with no income limit since 2025 — but a child attending their local public or charter school full-time cannot take part. Enrolment is capped: 10,000 in 2025-26 and 12,500 for 2026-27, rising by 25% when demand fills it. Once the cap is reached, current EFA students, their siblings, students with disabilities and families at or below 350% of the federal poverty guidelines can still enrol; everyone else joins the waitlist.

How to apply

1. Confirm your child is eligible for this year — see "Who qualifies" above.
2. Check this year's window. Applications for 2026-27 are still accepted: those completed and verified by 15 July received a full year, and later ones through February get a prorated account. But the 12,500-student cap for 2026-27 was reached on 13 August 2026, so most new applicants now go on the waitlist. Dates move every year, so confirm on the official page before you plan around them.
3. Create a parent account on the official portal and start the application.
4. Have your documents ready. Most programmes want proof of residency, the child's birth certificate, and an IEP or eligibility determination if the programme is disability-based.
5. Once you're approved, spend it. Curriculum and educational supplies are an approved category. Check the ClassWallet marketplace first; otherwise follow the administrator’s reimbursement process.

Official programme page: education.nh.gov/pathways-education/education-freedom-accounts. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility are set by the state and change every year — always confirm there before you plan around them.

Sources

Checked 18 September 2026 against these sources:

• nh.scholarshipfund.org/apply/nh-education-freedom-accounts
• nh.scholarshipfund.org/new-hampshire-education-freedom-account-program-r…