In this chapter:
I. “Attendance” means full-time participation in a program of instruction under the direction of a teacher employed by the school district. Educationally disabled home educated pupils educated at school district expense under the direction of a teacher employed by the school district shall be included.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 189:1-d

  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

II. “Membership” means pupils of whom attendance is expected, whether a pupil is present or absent on any given day.
III. “Average daily membership in attendance” means the aggregate half-day membership of pupils attending schools operated by a school district divided by the number of half-days of instruction offered. The average daily membership in attendance for preschool and kindergarten pupils shall be divided by the number of instructional days offered to higher-level elementary grades.
IV. “Average daily membership in residence” means the average daily membership in attendance of pupils who are legal residents of the school district pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193:12 or N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193:27, IV and attend a state-approved public or nonpublic school as assigned by the school district in which the pupil resides, or by the state, or attend an approved chartered public school.