✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 335 students 8.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 67% to 4-year college
Private elementary schools in Arden, NC
5 in Arden or within 6 miles. 3 are on the state’s Opportunity Scholarship list. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-11 106 students 5.3 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 195 students 17.7 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Nativity Preschool & Kindergarten
under 1 mi Grades K-Transitional K Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Early childhood Co-ed
Carolina Day School
5 mi Grades PreK-12 587 students 7.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 96% to 4-year college
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What North Carolina pays
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, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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