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Hooksett officials discuss state open‑enrollment ruling and possible effects on high‑school tuition contracts

Hooksett Budget Committee · November 13, 2025
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Summary

District officials told the budget committee a state supreme court decision could require a sending district to pay 80% of a receiving district’s per‑pupil cost if the receiving district is open‑enrollment, a change that could affect Hooksett’s contracts for high school placements such as Pinkerton.

Hooksett school officials briefed the budget committee on a recent state supreme court decision that changes how open‑enrollment tuition obligations can be calculated.

"If a district wanted to be an open enrollment to send kids out, they'd be responsible for 80% of their per‑pupil cost," Superintendent Bill Rirk said, summarizing the ruling and its likely…

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