Sonshine Preschool & Daycare, Derry NH: PreK-1, 10 Students

Tuition: Not published
Grades: PreK-1
Students (K-12): 10
Students per teacher: 10
Affiliation: Assembly of God
From Manchester center: 8.6 miles

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Can you use EFA here?

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School facts

Teachers: 1
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Alternative
Boys and girls: 30% boys, 70% girls
Setting: Suburb

School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

2019-20 to 2023-24: 2 to 10, up 8
Path: Peaked at 16 in 2021-22

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

Largest grade: Kindergarten (9)
Smallest grade: Grade 1 (1)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year: 130
Length of the school day: 4 hours 30 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 590
Kindergarten: Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against New Hampshire: 50 days shorter than the 180-day median of 123 schools we list
School day, against New Hampshire: 130 minutes shorter than the median of 6 hours 40 minutes (125 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 10 here; median 8.3 at 37 NH elementary schools
Size in Rockingham County: Larger than 1 of 16 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.

Sonshine Preschool & Daycare tuition, and what EFA pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website

New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts Education savings account

Award: About $4,800 on average for 2026-27, NHPR reported (August 14, 2026)
How it varies: The amount varies by student. Extra funding applies for special education, English learners and lower-income students. We could not confirm the exact 2026-27 figures.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Wonder Years Learning Center-Derry	PreK-Transitional K	15	15	Nonsectarian	2
Southern NH Montessori Academy	PreK-6	12	not reported	Nonsectarian	3
Crossing Life Academy	K-4	18	3.7	Christian (nondenominational)	4
Victory Baptist School	PreK-12	52	5.8	Baptist	5
Busche Academy	9-12	120	15	Nonsectarian	5
Holycross Early Childhood Center	PreK-K	6	3	Roman Catholic	7
Child Guidance Early Learning Center	PreK-K	11	11	Nonsectarian	8
Trinity Life Schools	K-1	4	4	Pentecostal	8

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