New Hampshire Charter Schools

Authorized Charter Schools:

Opened during 2004-05.     

  1. Franklin Career Academy (Franklin)

  2. North Country Alternative Charter School  (Littleton and Lancaster)

  3. Seacoast Charter School (Stratham)

  4. Laurent Clerc Academy (Concord)

  5. Cocheco Arts & Technology Academy (Dover)

  6. Great Bay eLearning Charter School (Exeter)

    Opening 2005-06

  7. New Heights Academy Charter School (Goffstown)

    Opening 2006-07

  8. Equestrian Academy Charter School (Rochester)


Charter Schools in Design Phase:

These groups we understand to be active—actively planning or on hold for some reason but not abandoned. Some of these groups received state funding for pre-charter planning. Some groups did not seek or receive this funding. We anticipate 7 schools seeking charters during 2006.

  1. Academy for Science and Design (Concord area)

  2. Strong Foundations Elementary (Concord Area)

  3. Surry Village School Charter Project (Keene area)

  4. Kearsage Planning Project (New London area)

  5. Ashuelot Valley Academy (Monadnock/Winchester area)

  6. Pemi-Baker Charter School (Plymouth area)

  7. Hudson School District (Greater Hudson area)

  8. National Guard Youth ChalleNGe (Anywhere with 100 beds)

  9. Childhood Autism Charter School (Manchester area)

  10. Job Corps School (No location decided yet)

  11. Seacoast Middle School ( New Market Area)


In remission or not active for the moment.

These charter school projects we understand to be inactive at the moment, either in remission or abandoned. These projects can resurface at any time and so we keep contact information for interested readers. Sometimes key founders are no longer involved and more energy is needed to continue.

  1. Concord Virtual School (Concord Area)

  2. Sandwich School for the Arts and Sciences (Sandwich area)

  3. Venture Learning Charter School (Mason area)

  4. Portsmouth Charter School (Portsmouth School District)

  5. Piscataqua Classic School (Portsmouth area)

  6. Museum School for Visual Arts (Plymouth area)

  7. Manchester School District (Manchester)

  8. Central New Hampshire Charter School Initiative (Newport area) Incubating

  9. New England Transportation Institute and Museum (Lebanon area)

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