45 Catholic Schools in North Carolina by City

Catholic schools in North Carolina at a glance

Share of the state’s private schools: 6%, 45 of 730
Towns: 28; the most in Charlotte (6), Raleigh (6) and Apex (2)
Counties: 22 with at least one
Students: about 15,514 in all; the typical school has 248
Smallest and largest: Father Capodanno School High School, 41 students; Cardinal Gibbons, 1,590 students
Students per teacher: 13.1 typical, 2.1 to 24.9 across 45 schools
Co-ed or single-sex: all co-ed
Association members: 37, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
To a 4-year college: 96% of graduates at the typical high school (5 reporting)
Upcoming application deadlines: 1 school; soonest St. Thomas More Academy, February 2, 2027
State program: Scholarship, $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income
How Opportunity Scholarship works

Grade levels (overlapping), 45 schools

Pre-K (and up)28
Elementary (K to 5)38
Middle (6 to 8)33
High school (9 to 12)8

School size, 43 reporting

Under 501
50 to 1497
150 to 29918
300 to 59911
600 or more6

On the Opportunity Scholarship list: 41 of 45

Catholic schools91%
All private schools in North Carolina81%

Lowest published tuition, 10 schools

Lowest$7,665Middle$12,891Highest$21,562

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 10 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
Deadlines, 1 school: each school’s admissions page, last read October 6, 2026.

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Cardinal Gibbons ✓	Raleigh	9-12	1,590	13.3	Roman Catholic
Charlotte Catholic High School ✓	Charlotte	9-12	1,330	14.2	Roman Catholic
St. Mark Catholic School ✓	Huntersville	K-8	700	14.7	Roman Catholic
St. Matthew Catholic School ✓	Charlotte	K-5	682	17.7	Roman Catholic
The Franciscan School ✓	Raleigh	K-8	668	15	Roman Catholic
St. Gabriel Catholic School ✓	Charlotte	K-5	657	16.5	Roman Catholic
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School ✓	Apex	PreK-8	543	14.6	Roman Catholic
St. Mark Catholic School ✓	Wilmington	PreK-8	478	16.4	Roman Catholic
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School ✓	Cary	PreK-8	476	16.9	Roman Catholic
Immaculata Catholic School ✓	Durham	PreK-8	466	12.9	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School ✓	Raleigh	K-8	464	16.1	Roman Catholic
St. Raphael Catholic School ✓	Raleigh	K-8	458	13.4	Roman Catholic
St. Pius X Catholic School ✓	Greensboro	PreK-8	437	13.7	Roman Catholic
St. Peter Catholic School ✓	Greenville	PreK-8	432	16.1	Roman Catholic
Christ the King Catholic High School ✓	Huntersville	9-12	416	12.9	Roman Catholic
St. Thomas More Catholic School ✓	Chapel Hill	PreK-8	351	11.7	Roman Catholic
St. Ann Catholic School ✓	Charlotte	PreK-5	319	6.4	Roman Catholic
Infant of Prague Catholic School ✓	Jacksonville	PreK-11	294	12.8	Roman Catholic
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School ✓	High Point	PreK-8	262	11.5	Roman Catholic
Immaculate Heart of Mary	High Point	K-8	261	11.4	Roman Catholic
Blessed Sacrament School ✓	Burlington	PreK-8	255	12.1	Roman Catholic
Pope John Paul II Catholic H S ✓	Greenville	9-12	248	10	Roman Catholic
St. Leo Catholic School ✓	Winston Salem	PreK-8	247	11.8	Roman Catholic
St. Thomas More Academy ✓	Raleigh	6-11	243	12.3	Roman Catholic
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School ✓	Wake Forest	PreK-8	237	18.2	Roman Catholic
St. Patrick Catholic School ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-8	232	14	Roman Catholic
St. John Paul II Catholic School ✓	Southern Pines	PreK-8	230	11	Roman Catholic
St. Patrick Catholic School ✓	Charlotte	K-5	228	13.2	Roman Catholic
Cathedral School ✓	Raleigh	PreK-8	223	15.9	Roman Catholic
Asheville Catholic School ✓	Asheville	PreK-8	222	13.1	Roman Catholic
Cristo Rey Research Triangle ✓	Durham	9-11	219	16.3	Roman Catholic
St. Mary School ✓	Goldsboro	PreK-8	216	16.6	Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart Catholic School ✓	Salisbury	PreK-8	182	12.6	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of the Assumption School ✓	Charlotte	PreK-8	180	10.6	Roman Catholic
St. Paul Catholic School ✓	New Bern	PreK-8	177	13.8	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School ✓	Winston Salem	PreK-8	141	9.4	Roman Catholic
St. Ann Catholic School ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-8	128	14.2	Roman Catholic
St. Michael Catholic School ✓	Gastonia	PreK-8	127	24.9	Roman Catholic
Immaculata Catholic School ✓	Hendersonville	PreK-8	123	10	Roman Catholic
Annunciation Catholic School ✓	Havelock	PreK-8	120	11.5	Roman Catholic

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