311 Christian Schools in North Carolina by City

Christian schools in North Carolina at a glance

Share of the state’s private schools: 43%, 311 of 730
Towns: 155; the most in Charlotte (16), Raleigh (16) and Fayetteville (13)
Counties: 83 with at least one
Students: about 60,378 in all; the typical school has 133
Smallest and largest: Anchor Baptist Academy, 10 students; North Raleigh Christian Academy, 1,568 students
Students per teacher: 9.4 typical, 2.4 to 37.3 across 306 schools
Co-ed or single-sex: 3 all-girls and 4 all-boys; the rest co-ed
Association members: 141, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
To a 4-year college: 50% of graduates at the typical high school (170 reporting)
Upcoming application deadlines: 2 schools; soonest St. Mary's School, December 4, 2026
State program: Scholarship, $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income
How Opportunity Scholarship works

Grade levels (overlapping), 311 schools

Pre-K (and up)139
Elementary (K to 5)293
Middle (6 to 8)277
High school (9 to 12)225
K to 12, one school173

School size, 286 reporting

Under 5067
50 to 14990
150 to 29967
300 to 59940
600 or more22

On the Opportunity Scholarship list: 256 of 311

Christian schools82%
All private schools in North Carolina81%

Lowest published tuition, 52 schools

Lowest$4,100Middle$9,500Highest$37,795

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 52 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
Deadlines, 2 schools: each school’s admissions page, last read October 6, 2026.

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
North Raleigh Christian Academy ✓	Raleigh	PreK-12	1,568	15.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Charlotte Christian School ✓	Charlotte	K-12	1,239	11.9	Christian (nondenominational)
Metrolina Christian Academy ✓	Indian Trail	PreK-12	1,200	13.4	Baptist
Carmel Christian School ✓	Matthews	K-12	1,144	10	Baptist
Wesleyan Christian Academy ✓	High Point	PreK-12	1,031	12.9	Methodist
Covenant Day School ✓	Matthews	K-12	1,029	12	Presbyterian
Grace Christian School ✓	Sanford	K-12	949	15.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Wake Christian Academy ✓	Raleigh	K-12	926	12.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Grace Christian School ✓	Raleigh	K-12	874	12.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Cary Christian School	Cary	K-12	844	16.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Wilmington Christian Academy ✓	Wilmington	PreK-12	825	17.5	Baptist
Calvary Day School ✓	Winston Salem	PreK-12	823	14.3	Baptist
Concord Academy ✓	Concord	PreK-12	769	16	Assembly of God
Burlington Christian Academy ✓	Burlington	PreK-12	755	9.8	Assembly of God
Hickory Grove Christian School ✓	Charlotte	PreK-12	742	11	Baptist
Wayne Christian School ✓	Goldsboro	PreK-12	737	15.4	Baptist
Fayetteville Christian School ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-12	709	14	Christian (nondenominational)
High Point Christian Academy ✓	High Point	PreK-12	702	10.8	Baptist
Berean Baptist Academy ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-12	613	7.8	Baptist
Trinity Academy ✓	Raleigh	K-12	612	11.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Southlake Christian Academy ✓	Huntersville	PreK-12	611	6.5	Presbyterian
Freedom Christian Academy ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-12	604	24.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill	Durham	K-12	583	7.6	Christian (nondenominational)
Village Christian Academy ✓	Fayetteville	K-12	580	10.3	Baptist
Wilson Christian Academy ✓	Wilson	PreK-12	564	13.5	Baptist
St. Timothys School ✓	Raleigh	PreK-8	548	12.2	Episcopal
Liberty Christian Academy ✓	Richlands	PreK-12	535	13.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Hickory Christian Academy ✓	Hickory	PreK-12	529	7.6	Christian (nondenominational)
Union Grove Christian School ✓	Lexington	K-12	506	14.6	Baptist
North Hills Christian School ✓	Salisbury	PreK-12	485	10.8	Christian (nondenominational)
New Bern Christian Academy ✓	New Bern	K-12	479	13.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Carolina Friends School	Durham	PreK-12	477	6.8	Friends
Harrells Christian Academy ✓	Harrells	K-12	462	11.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Liberty Prep Christian Academy ✓	Mooresville	K-12	444	16	Christian (nondenominational)
Trinity Episcopal School ✓	Charlotte	K-8	437	8.8	Episcopal
Cramerton Christian Academy ✓	Cramerton	K-12	436	13.6	Baptist
Sandhills Classical Christian School ✓	Whispering Pines	PreK-12	435	13.6	Christian (nondenominational)
Triad Baptist Christian Academy ✓	Kernersville	PreK-12	421	13.5	Baptist
Christ Covenant School ✓	Winterville	K-12	416	13	Christian (nondenominational)
Hilltop Christian School ✓	Fuquay Varina	K-12	395	13.6	Baptist

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