37 Private Schools in Durham County, NC

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Hope Creek Academy ✓	Chapel Hill	K-12	69	3.3	Nonsectarian
Al Qalam Triangle Academy ✓	Durham	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Amir Institute ✓	Durham	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Aya Renaissance School ✓	Durham	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Bethesda Christian Academy ✓	Durham	PreK-11	200	10.6	Baptist
Camelot Academy ✓	Durham	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Carolina Preparatory Academy ✓	Durham	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Cresset Christian Academy ✓	Durham	PreK-12	171	11.6	Christian (nondenominational)
Cristo Rey Research Triangle ✓	Durham	9-11	219	16.3	Roman Catholic
Durham Nativity School ✓	Durham	5-8	44	6.7	Nonsectarian, all-boys
Empowered Minds Academy ✓	Durham	PreK-4	14	7	Nonsectarian
Faith Assembly Christian Academy ✓	Durham	K-12	31	5.5	Christian (nondenominational)
Fellowship Baptist Academy ✓	Durham	K-12	176	11.4	Baptist
Five Oaks Seventh-Day Adventist Christian School ✓	Durham	K-8	22	11	Seventh-Day Adventist
Gift of Knowledge Academy ✓	Durham	K-1	5	3.1	Nonsectarian
Gorman Christian Academy & Early Learning Center ✓	Durham	K-8	105	4.2	Baptist
Heritage Leadership Academy ✓	Durham	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Hill Learning Center ✓	Durham	2-12	176	6.3	Nonsectarian
Immaculata Catholic School ✓	Durham	PreK-8	466	12.9	Roman Catholic
Insight Colearning Center ✓	Durham	9-12	24	4.3	Nonsectarian
International Montessori School ✓	Durham	PreK-6	97	6.3	Nonsectarian
Lerner Jewish Community Day School ✓	Durham	PreK-5	38	3.7	Jewish
Liberty Christian School ✓	Durham	PreK-12	299	12.4	Baptist
Montessori Farm School ✓	Durham	PreK-K	7	2.5	Nonsectarian
Mount Zion Christian Academy ✓	Durham	K-12	182	14.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Quality Education Institute of Durham ✓	Durham	PreK-4	22	5	Church of Christ
Southpoint Academy ✓	Durham	K-5	54	10.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Triangle Day School ✓	Durham	K-8	321	7.2	Nonsectarian
The Guardian Christian Academy ✓	Rougemont	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Duke School	Durham	PreK-8	436	6.4	Nonsectarian
Durham Academy	Durham	PreK-12	1,213	7.9	Nonsectarian
Durham Academy Middle School Div	Durham	PreK-12	1,211	4.6	Nonsectarian
Montessori Community School	Durham	PreK-8	157	8.7	Nonsectarian
Montessori School of Durham	Durham	PreK-6	83	8.7	Nonsectarian
Montessori School of Raleigh	Durham	PreK-12	238	3.6	Nonsectarian
Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill	Durham	K-12	583	7.6	Christian (nondenominational)
Veritas Collaborative School	Durham	4-12	28	7	Nonsectarian

Durham County private schools at a glance

Towns: 3; the most in Durham (35)
Among North Carolina counties: 4th most private schools of 87; 5% of the state’s 730
Typical school: 171 students (28 reporting)
Smallest and largest: Empowered Minds Academy, 14 students; Durham Academy, 1,213 students
Students per teacher: 7 typical, 2.5 to 16.3 across 30 schools
Programs: 5 Montessori, 2 special education
Co-ed or single-sex: 1 all-boys
Association members: 10, most often the American Montessori Society
To a 4-year college: 67% of graduates at the typical high school (13 reporting)
Upcoming application deadlines: 2 schools; soonest Triangle Day School, January 11, 2027
State program: Scholarship, $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income
How Opportunity Scholarship works
Public charter schools: 15 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in North Carolina

Affiliation, 37 schools

Catholic2
Christian, not Catholic11
Jewish1
Nonsectarian16
Not in federal survey7

Grade levels (overlapping), 37 schools

Pre-K (and up)15
Elementary (K to 5)28
Middle (6 to 8)22
High school (9 to 12)15
K to 12, one school10

School size, 28 reporting

Under 508
50 to 1495
150 to 2999
300 to 5994
600 or more2

On the Opportunity Scholarship list: 29 of 37

Durham County78%
All of North Carolina81%

Lowest published tuition, 11 schools

Lowest$6,568Middle$23,990Highest$30,000

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 11 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
Deadlines, 2 schools: each school’s admissions page, last read October 6, 2026.
Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.

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