25 Private Schools in Cumberland County, NC

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Falcon Christian Academy ✓	Falcon	K-12	121	9	Other religious
Academy of Unique Learners ✓	Fayetteville	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Bal-Perazim Christian Academy ✓	Fayetteville	K-12	103	7.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Berean Baptist Academy ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-12	613	7.8	Baptist
Birds Nest Montessori School ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-2	16	8	Nonsectarian
Cornerstone Christian Academy ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-12	183	9.2	Baptist
Cumberland County Christian School ✓	Fayetteville	K	7	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Destiny Now Academy ✓	Fayetteville	K-12	49	5.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Fayetteville Academy ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-12	364	8.5	Nonsectarian
Fayetteville Christian School ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-12	709	14	Christian (nondenominational)
First Impressions Academy ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-8	227	8.8	Nonsectarian
Freedom Christian Academy ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-12	604	24.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Greater Fayetteville Adventist ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-11	98	9.8	Seventh-Day Adventist
Kid Stars Rising Christian Learning Academy ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-11	59	5.3	Christian (nondenominational)
New Life Christian Academy ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-12	91	11.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Northview Baptist Academy ✓	Fayetteville	K-12	41	37.3	Baptist
Northwood Temple Academy ✓	Fayetteville	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Renaissance Classical Chr Academy ✓	Fayetteville	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Riverside Christian Academy ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-12	263	11.5	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Ann Catholic School ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-8	128	14.2	Roman Catholic
St. Patrick Catholic School ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-8	232	14	Roman Catholic
The School of Hope ✓	Fayetteville	K-12	62	4.6	Nonsectarian
True Vine Academy ✓	Fayetteville	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Village Christian Academy ✓	Fayetteville	K-12	580	10.3	Baptist
Flaming Sword Christian Academy ✓	Hope Mills	PreK-12	103	8.2	Christian (nondenominational)

Cumberland County private schools at a glance

Towns: 3; the most in Fayetteville (23)
Among North Carolina counties: 6th most private schools of 87; 3% of the state’s 730
Typical school: 128 students (20 reporting)
Smallest and largest: Birds Nest Montessori School, 16 students; Fayetteville Christian School, 709 students
Students per teacher: 9.2 typical, 4.6 to 37.3 across 20 schools
Programs: 1 Montessori, 2 special education
Association members: 12, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
To a 4-year college: 50% of graduates at the typical high school (13 reporting)
Verified tuition: Fayetteville Christian School $9,500; Riverside Christian Academy $8,350
State program: Scholarship, $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income
How Opportunity Scholarship works
Public charter schools: 1 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in North Carolina

Affiliation, 25 schools

Catholic2
Christian, not Catholic14
Other faiths1
Nonsectarian4
Not in federal survey4

Grade levels (overlapping), 25 schools

Pre-K (and up)14
Elementary (K to 5)21
Middle (6 to 8)19
High school (9 to 12)16
K to 12, one school14

School size, 20 reporting

Under 503
50 to 1498
150 to 2994
300 to 5992
600 or more3

On the Opportunity Scholarship list: 25 of 25

Cumberland County100%
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.
Tuition for 2 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 1, 2026.
Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.

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