Catholic schools in Cary, NC
4 in Cary or within 6 miles. 3 are on the state’s Opportunity Scholarship list. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-8476 students16.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-8543 students14.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Cardinal Gibbons
6 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades 9-121,590 students13.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed99% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-Transitional KRoman CatholicEarly childhoodCo-ed
Catholic schools near Cary by the numbers
- Where
- 1 in Cary, 3 within 6 miles
- Students
- about 2,609 in all; the typical school has 543
- Smallest and largest
- St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School, 476 students; Cardinal Gibbons, 1,590 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.6 typical, 2.1 to 16.9 across 4 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 4, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- Verified tuition
- St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School $12,870; Cardinal Gibbons $20,395
- State program
- Scholarship, $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income
How Opportunity Scholarship works
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 2 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
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