Academy of Hope
2 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades 6-12Under 10 K-12 studentsChristian (nondenominational)All-girls
Private schools in Clayton, NC
5 schools in Clayton itself and 10 more within 12 miles. 10 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 Clayton (5)
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✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-12388 students8.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed75% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-8452 students18.8 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Kids R Kids
3 miGrades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (10)
No matching schools.
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-1281 students13.5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-519 students3.2 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
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Oak City Academy
10 miGrades PreK-8175 students8.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)MontessoriCo-ed
Thales Academy
10 miGrades PreK-8466 students17 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades 6-1293 students15.5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades 1Under 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Clayton private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Academy of Hope, 1.8 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Raleigh (5) and Knightdale (2)
- Students
- about 1,689 in all; the typical school has 175
- Smallest and largest
- Sure Promise Christian Academy, 19 students; Thales Academy, 466 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.8 typical, 2.3 to 18.8 across 10 schools
- Programs
- 1 Montessori, 1 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-girls
- Association members
- 2, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 75% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 12, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Clayton
- Christian, not Catholic6
- Nonsectarian4
- Not in federal survey5
In ClaytonWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)5
- Elementary (K to 5)8
- Middle (6 to 8)7
- High school (9 to 12)4
- K to 12, one school2
In ClaytonWithin 12 mi
- Under 501
- 50 to 1492
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5993
- Clayton area67%
- 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.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
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 Clayton (6)
- Private high schools in and around Clayton (4)
- Private elementary schools in and around Clayton (8)
- Private middle schools in and around Clayton (7)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Clayton (7)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Clayton (5)
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- Private schools in Sanford (43 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
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