SAU #70 is the nation’s first interstate school district serving students in Hanover, NH and Norwich, VT. Students living in Norwich, VT attend the Marion Cross School until the 6th grade and then transfer to the Frances C. Richmond Middle School in Hanover, NH for grades 7-8 and then attend Hanover High School. Hanover, NH students attend the Bernice A. Ray Elementary School until the 5th grade and then attend the Frances C. Richmond Middle School for grades 6-8. Area towns are welcome to tuition their children into the Hanover or Norwich elementary and/or middle school, but there is no busing available and the cost is a consideration.At the high school level there are certain choices available to Upper Valley residents living in “Sending Districts”. Sending Districts are towns that do not have a high school of their own. “Choice Districts” are districts where students can choose to go to other towns’ schools. If you live in a Sending District or a Choice District there are different rules for paying the tuition to Hanover High School. Below is a comparative table from SAU #70 explaining the various options for Sending Districts.
Choice Districts’ tuition varies by town, so it is best to contact the SAU for each particular town.
| Town | |||
| Lyme, NH | Lyme | Lyme pays the HHS tuition | 603-795-2125 |
| Cornish, NH | SAU 6 | Cornish has a cap on town paid tuition, parents can opt to pay the difference in cap and school of choice tuition rate. Cornish tuition cap is based on the cost of tuition at Stevens High School. | Louise Shultz 603-543-4203 |
| Corinth, VT | Orange East Supervisory Union | Town and parents pay tuition. Contact town for details | Rose Harris 802-222-5216 x104 |
| East Corninth, VT | Orange East Supervisory Union | Town and parents pay tuition. Contact town for details. | Rose Harris 802-222-5216 x104 |
| Topsham, VT | Orange East Supervisory Union | Town and parents pay tuition. Contact town for details. | Rose Harris 802-222-5216 x10 |
| Waits River, VT | Orange East Supervisory Union | Town and parents pay tuition. Contact town for details. | Rose Harris 802-222-5216 x104 |
| Hartland, VT | Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union | Town pays partial tuition, parents pay difference. Contact town for details. | Karen Schwarz 802-674-2144 |
| Weatherfield, VT | Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union | Town pays partial tuition, parents pay difference. Contact town for details. | Karen Schwarz 802-674-2144 |
| West Windsor, VT | Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union | Town pays partial tuition, parents pay difference. Contact town for details. | Karen Schwarz 802-674-2144 |
| Tunbridge, VT | Orange Windsor Supervisory Union | Tunbridge pays full tuition for grades 9-12 | Donna Benoit 802-763-7795 |
| Strafford, VT | Orange Windsor Supervisory Union | As of 2011, parent pays the difference b/t HHS tutition and VT’s average tutition. Parent must also get a waiver from Strafford to go to HHS instead of Thetford Academy. | Donna Benoit 802-763-7795 |
| South Strafford, VT | Orange Windsor Supervisory Union | As of 2011, parent pays the difference b/t HHS tutition and VT’s average tutition. Parent must also get a waiver from Strafford to go to HHS instead of Thetford Academy. | Donna Benoit 802-763-7795 |
| Sharon, VT | Orange Windsor Supervisory Union | Richmond Middle School and Hanover High School are choice schools. Town pays full tuition | Donna Benoit 802-763-779 |
This information was compiled and developed by Housing Solutions Relocation, LLC as a courtesy and should be used as a guide. Please verify information with school district and town offices.