New Hampshire’s Education Funding Transition Means Reduced Aid for 109 Communities

By: Ben Reynolds

Outlets: NHFPI

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 4,080

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago


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New Hampshire is going through a small but meaningful transition in the method the State uses to fund local public education. New Hampshire’s State education funding formula included provisions in State Fiscal Years (SFYs) 2024 and 2025 that protected schools from losing funds relative to the prior year, even as changes in the formula shifted more funding toward a component known as Extraordinary Needs Grants. This provision that maintained funding, which distributed dollars through Hold …

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