North Atlantic Regional High School

NARHS is an accredited private homeschool umbrella based in Maine, accredited through NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges). Unlike Bridgeway, which packages curriculum and provides advisory support, NARHS is more narrowly an accreditation and diploma service — families continue homeschooling as they always have, submit documentation of work, and NARHS awards an accredited diploma at graduation.

Pedagogy. None. NARHS does not prescribe or provide curriculum. Families select their own curriculum and teaching methods. NARHS evaluates whether the cumulative work documented meets graduation standards and awards credit accordingly. This is genuinely neutral — Christian, secular, classical, Charlotte Mason, unschooling-adjacent, and eclectic families all enroll and graduate through NARHS.

Usability. The process: families enroll (typically in 9th grade or later, though earlier enrollment is possible), submit initial paperwork including transcripts-to-date, then annually submit work samples, course descriptions, reading lists, and evaluations. A NARHS advisor evaluates submissions and issues credit. At graduation, NARHS issues an accredited diploma.

Parent labor: meaningful. Documentation-heavy. Parents become the de facto record-keepers, and NARHS expects quality documentation. Families used to maintaining portfolios or reading lists adapt easily; families who do not track their homeschool work will find the documentation burden significant.

Cost. Modest relative to full-service accredited schools. Enrollment runs approximately $500-800 per year per student plus a graduation fee at the end (verify at narhs.org). Over a four-year high school career, total NARHS cost is roughly $2,500-3,500 — substantially less than Bridgeway TCP, less than LUOA full-time, comparable to PHAA.

Flexibility. Maximum. Families keep complete control over curriculum, pacing, teaching method, schedule, and subject selection. NARHS evaluates the output, not the input.

Accreditation/Portability. Regionally accredited through NEASC. Diploma is widely accepted by colleges, employers, and military. A particular strength for military families and for students doing unusual or nontraditional high-school tracks (heavy dual enrollment, apprenticeships, unschooling-with-documentation).

Support. Advisor relationship is the core service. Responsiveness is generally reported as strong. No tutoring, no teachers, no classes — advisors help with documentation and credit evaluation.

Fit. Best for: families who want accreditation but not someone else's curriculum; unschooling or eclectic families needing a diploma; dual-enrollment-heavy students; students with nontraditional high-school trajectories; military families; late-transferring students who want to graduate homeschool with credibility. Weak fit: families who want curriculum provided, families who cannot or will not maintain documentation, families wanting teacher support in subjects.

Ratings. Pedagogical Rigor: N/A (not a curriculum) · Usability: 3.5/5 (documentation burden) · Cost: 4.5/5 · Flexibility: 5.0/5 · Accreditation/Portability: 4.5/5 · Support: 4.0/5 · Fit-to-Family: 4.5/5 (for documentation-willing families).

Bottom line. NARHS is the accreditation-without-curriculum answer. If you want a recognized diploma while keeping full curricular control, few options match it.