✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-8104 students6.2 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
Private schools in Asheville, NC
18 schools in Asheville itself. 12 of them are on the state’s Opportunity Scholarship list. Opportunity Scholarship pays $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income.
Order: schools on the official Opportunity Scholarship list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Asheville (18)
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✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-8171 students11.4 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-12133 students9.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-12180 students12.9 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-12121 students5.4 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed37% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-8109 students4.4 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-875 students7.5 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-8222 students13.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades 6-8125 students4.9 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-12203 students9.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed29% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades 6-883 students11.2 students per teacherNonsectarianAll-girls
Grades PreK-12587 students7.5 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed96% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Eliada Academy
4 miGrades Ungraded14 students3.5 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades 6-859 students4 students per teacherNonsectarianAll-girls
Asheville private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Asheville Waldorf School, 1.3 mi
- Students
- about 2,186 in all; the typical school has 125
- Smallest and largest
- Eliada Academy, 14 students; Carolina Day School, 587 students
- Students per teacher
- 7.5 typical, 2 to 13.1 across 16 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori, 1 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 2 all-girls
- Association members
- 5, most often the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
- To a 4-year college
- 50% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 8, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Asheville
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic4
- Nonsectarian11
- Not in federal survey2
- Pre-K (and up)10
- Elementary (K to 5)12
- Middle (6 to 8)13
- High school (9 to 12)5
- K to 12, one school5
- Under 501
- 50 to 1498
- 150 to 2994
- 300 to 5991
- Asheville67%
- All of North Carolina81%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship schools, list read October 26, 2026, checked November 2, 2026.
- Award and rules: North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship, official page, read October 2, 2026.
- Tuition for 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Asheville
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Classical School | $8,000 to $8,700 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in North Carolina, by city and grade.
What North Carolina pays
- Program
- North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship, scholarship
- Award
- $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income
- Also
- Four income tiers. A family of four earning up to $61,050 gets the top amount. Students with disabilities can also use ESA+.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Asheville (4)
- Private high schools in and around Asheville (5)
- Private elementary schools in and around Asheville (12)
- Private middle schools in and around Asheville (13)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Asheville (10)
- All schools in Buncombe County
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- Private schools in Fletcher (10 mi)
- Private schools in Black Mountain (13 mi)
- Private schools in Hendersonville (18 mi)
- Private schools in Burnsville (28 mi)
- Private schools in Spruce Pine (36 mi)
- Private schools in Forest City (42 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship schools
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