✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 335 students 8.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 67% to 4-year college
Private schools with pre-K in Arden, NC
15 in Arden or within 12 miles. 12 are on the state’s Opportunity Scholarship list. Private schools whose grades start at pre-K (preschool) and go on to kindergarten or above, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Centres that teach only pre-K are not listed.
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
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 104 students 6.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-5 31 students 10.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 171 students 11.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Temple Baptist School
10 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 180 students 12.9 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Emmanuel Lutheran School
10 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 109 students 4.4 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 123 students 10 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Odyssey Community School
11 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 121 students 5.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 37% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 757 students 10.5 students per teacher Other religious Co-ed 95% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 161 students 13.6 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist 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
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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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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