Starboard Christian Academy
under 1 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-7 99 students 11.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
Private schools in Denver, NC
18 schools within 12 miles. 15 of them are on the state’s Opportunity Scholarship list. Opportunity Scholarship pays $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income.
Schools near Denver
Schools on the official Opportunity Scholarship list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-11 132 students 8.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
Pursuit Prep
2 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-4 48 students 7.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 611 students 6.5 students per teacher Presbyterian
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 226 students 9.8 students per teacher Other religious
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 52 students 7.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori
The Davidson Center
8 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-8 700 students 14.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic
The Halton School
9 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 2-8 32 students 4.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
Woodlawn School
9 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-12 140 students 9.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-12 444 students 16 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Special program emphasis
Novare Academy
10 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
Davidson Day School
8 mi Grades PreK-12 456 students 7.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian
Grades PreK-Transitional K 18 students 9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Early childhood
Judah Christian Academy
10 mi Grades PreK-12 73 students 9.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
On the state’s official list Other private schools
What North Carolina pays, and what that leaves you
North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Scholarship
$3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income Four income tiers. A family of four earning up to $61,050 gets the top amount. Students with disabilities can also use ESA+.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay?
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
Opportunity Scholarship pays between $3,574 and $7,942 depending on your household. We start with the lower figure. Change it if you know yours. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.
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- How Opportunity Scholarship works
Get one email when applications open
Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Denver) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.
One email per application window. No calls, no sharing your details.
Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there near Denver?
We count 18 within 12 miles of downtown Denver. Together they enrolled about 3,031 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is St. Mark Catholic School with 700 students.
Which Denver private schools take Opportunity Scholarship?
15 of the 18 schools on this page are on the state’s official Opportunity Scholarship list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked here appear on the direct-payment school list the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority posts for 2026-27. That list gives a name, city and county, so we match on name and city.
Will Opportunity Scholarship cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. Opportunity Scholarship pays $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.