Public education that is accessible to all children and adults in New Hampshire helps ensure a strong foundation for the health, prosperity, and overall wellbeing of all Granite Staters. Investments in public education from kindergarten to higher education have the potential to provide long-term positive returns to local communities, their residents, and the overall New Hampshire economy. Funding education systems that foster attainment and learning, while encouraging every student to succeed, will broaden individual opportunities and provide New Hampshire with a skilled workforce.
NHFPI focuses on funding for public education in New Hampshire, and the importance of ensuring equitable access to opportunity so that all Granite State children and adults have the skills that will enable them to prosper.
KEY POINTS New Hampshire is moving away from broad stabilization grants. Hold Harmless Grant is being phased out by State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2034. More aid is based on student poverty and property wealth. Communities with rising property values or falling enrollment of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals enrollment may see sudden aid ...
Public education is one of the largest investments New Hampshire makes, and one of the most debated. The state relies more heavily on local property taxes to fund schools than most other states, creating major differences in tax rates and school funding across communities. For decades, that has raised a complex question: how can New Hampshire fund ...
Presented by Phil Sletten, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Research Director, and Jessica Williams, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Senior Policy Analyst, to the Community Development Finance Authority Board of Directors on March 10, 2026.
Nearly two years after the State of New Hampshire expanded access to families for child care assistance, the number of children enrolled in the State’s key assistance program and connected ...
On the last Friday of each month, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s research team shares a curated list of books, research papers, podcasts, and more that are helping to ...
Presented by Phil Sletten, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Research Director at the Children's Lobby on December 11, 2025.