And in the percentage of 1993 High School Graduates attending:

Fortunately for all the children of the state, the New Hampshire Supreme Court in its December, 17th,1997 Claremont II decision held that;

"Children who live in poor and rich districts have the same right to a constitutionally adequate public education."

After years of state neglect, many school districts can not comply with the state's minimum standards nor will they be able to meet the New England Association of Schools and Colleges's (NEASC) revised accreditation standards.

In June 1996, approximately ninety schools (over one fifth of the state's 450 public schools in 53 school districts) did not meet the state's minimum standards. Overwhelmingly, the reason for non-compliance was a lack of state funding.

The state offered no assistance to these school districts but instead postponed the deadline to bring their schools into compliance.

Ultimately, if a school fails to comply with the minimum standards, the state may impose a penalty of cutting off all state foundation aid to the school district in which the school is located.

In 1995 the NEASC upgraded its accreditation process to include minimum or threshold standards that a school is required to maintain.

The 1985 NEASC guidelines, were the standards under which most of the state's school districts were last accredited. The 1985 guidelines did not use minimum or threshold standards. The accreditation process focused more on encouraging schools to improve rather than evaluating how poorly they were operated.