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Private schools in Apex, NC

51 schools within 12 miles. 30 of them are on the state’s Opportunity Scholarship list. Opportunity Scholarship pays $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income.

Schools near Apex

Schools on the official Opportunity Scholarship list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.

On the state’s official list Other private schools

All 51 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Thales Academy Apex Jh/Hs ✓ 6-12 653 14.5 Nonsectarian <1
Thales Academy Apex K-5 ✓ K-5 550 19.9 Nonsectarian <1
Mariposa School ✓ 4-12 14 0.7 Nonsectarian 2
Chesterbrook Academy of Cary ✓ 3
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 543 14.6 Roman Catholic 3
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 476 16.9 Roman Catholic 3
Resurrection Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 165 11.8 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 3
Heritage Leadership Academy - Upper ✓ 4
Coast To Mountains Preparatory Academy ✓ 4
Apogee Triangle ✓ 5
Grace Christian School ✓ K-12 874 12.4 Christian (nondenominational) 6
Lucy Daniels School ✓ PreK-5 16 2.7 Nonsectarian 6
Adventist Christian Academy of Raleigh ✓ PreK-10 133 18 Seventh-Day Adventist 6
Accelerator School Llc ✓ 6-12 52 8.7 Nonsectarian 7
Learn With the Best School, Inc. ✓ 1-12 36 5.1 Nonsectarian 7
New School Montessori Center ✓ 7
Cardinal Gibbons ✓ 9-12 1,590 13.3 Roman Catholic 7
Socratic School of STEM ✓ 8
Al-Iman School ✓ PreK-8 321 11.7 Islamic 9
An-Noor School ✓ 3-8 90 6.5 Islamic 9
Iron Academy ✓ 6-12 80 7.4 Christian (nondenominational) 9
Academy31 ✓ 9
Jordan Lake School of the Arts ✓ 10
Wake Christian Academy ✓ K-12 926 12.7 Christian (nondenominational) 10
Hilltop Christian School ✓ K-12 395 13.6 Baptist 10
Cathedral School ✓ PreK-8 223 15.9 Roman Catholic 11
Elevate Learning School ✓ 11
St. David&#39;s School ✓ 12
Southpoint Academy ✓ K-5 54 10.8 Christian (nondenominational) 12
Wake Monarch Academy ✓ 9-12 12 7.5 Nonsectarian 12
Peace Montessori School PreK-2 9 4.7 Nonsectarian <1
St. Andrews Early Childhood Center PreK-Transitional K 16 2.1 Roman Catholic <1
The Grove School of Cary Transitional K 11 11 Nonsectarian 1
Montessori Creative Learning School PreK-K 4 2.5 Nonsectarian 2
Cary Christian School K-12 844 16.3 Christian (nondenominational) 3
Chesterbrook Academy-Preschool and Elementary PreK-8 193 9.2 Nonsectarian 3
Knowledge Beginnings School K 10 10 Nonsectarian 3
True Abalities Lrng. Academy Llc Ungraded 19 2.7 Nonsectarian 3
Triangle Montessori Academy PreK-6 76 3.1 Nonsectarian 5
Discovery Child Development Center Llc PreK-K 5 2.5 Nonsectarian 5
Renaissance Montessori School of Cary PreK-K 39 19.5 Nonsectarian 5
Thales Academy of Cary K-10 436 13.5 Nonsectarian 5
Thales Academy Holly Springs Pre-K-12 PreK-8 531 18.3 Nonsectarian 6
Cary Academy 6-12 789 9.9 Nonsectarian 6
Children's Discovery Center PreK-Transitional K 20 9.5 Nonsectarian 7
The Raleigh School PreK-5 264 9.4 Nonsectarian 7
Fusion Raleigh 6-12 101 4.5 Nonsectarian 9
Follow the Child Montessori School PreK-6 165 8.2 Nonsectarian 9
Rising Stars Private School K 8 4.2 Nonsectarian 9
St. Mary's School 9-12 306 9.6 Episcopal 11
Veritas Collaborative School 4-12 28 7 Nonsectarian 12

What North Carolina pays, and what that leaves you

NC
North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Scholarship
$3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income Four income tiers. A family of four earning up to $61,050 gets the top amount. Students with disabilities can also use ESA+.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay?

Opportunity Scholarship pays between $3,574 and $7,942 depending on your household. We start with the lower figure. Change it if you know yours. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

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Questions parents ask

How many private schools are there near Apex?

We count 51 within 12 miles of downtown Apex. Together they enrolled about 11,077 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Cardinal Gibbons with 1,590 students.

Which Apex private schools take Opportunity Scholarship?

30 of the 51 schools on this page are on the state’s official Opportunity Scholarship list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked here appear on the direct-payment school list the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority posts for 2026-27. That list gives a name, city and county, so we match on name and city.

Will Opportunity Scholarship cover the whole tuition bill?

Sometimes, but do not count on it. Opportunity Scholarship pays $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.

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