✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 6-12 653 students 14.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 95% to 4-year college
Private high schools in Cary, NC
9 in Cary or within 6 miles. 7 are on the state’s Opportunity Scholarship list. Private schools that teach grade 9 or above, 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.
Mariposa School
3 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 4-12 14 students Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Accelerator School
4 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 6-12 52 students 8.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-10 436 students 13.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-12 874 students 12.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 93% to 4-year college
Cardinal Gibbons
6 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 9-12 1,590 students 13.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 99% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 1-12 36 students 5.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Cary Christian School
under 1 mi Grades K-12 844 students 16.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 95% to 4-year college
Cary Academy
4 mi Grades 6-12 789 students 9.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% 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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