Victory Christian Academy
under 1 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-12155 students8.7 students per teacherChurch of GodCo-ed44% to 4-year college
Private schools in Gastonia, NC
7 schools in Gastonia itself and 6 more within 12 miles. 13 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 Gastonia (7)
No matching schools.
St. Michael Catholic School
under 1 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-8127 students24.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Kairos Classical Christian Academy
under 1 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-6153 students11.3 students per teacherMethodistCo-ed
Ur Academy
2 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-12398 students8.8 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed97% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-121,040 students13.1 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed80% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (6)
No matching schools.
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-12436 students13.6 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-12223 students15.4 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-1273 students9.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed33% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-1035 students10.3 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
Gastonia private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Victory Christian Academy, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Kings Mountain (3)
- Students
- about 2,640 in all; the typical school has 155
- Smallest and largest
- Champion Christian Academy, 35 students; Gaston Christian School, 1,040 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.3 typical, 8.7 to 24.9 across 9 schools
- Association members
- 4, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 44% of graduates at the typical high school (6 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 7, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Gastonia
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic6
- Nonsectarian2
- Not in federal survey4
In GastoniaWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)6
- Elementary (K to 5)9
- Middle (6 to 8)9
- High school (9 to 12)7
- K to 12, one school6
In GastoniaWithin 12 mi
- Under 501
- 50 to 1492
- 150 to 2993
- 300 to 5992
- 600 or more1
- Gastonia area100%
- 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 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Gastonia
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Gaston Day School | $20,300 to $23,310 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in North Carolina, by city and grade.
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 Gastonia (6)
- Private high schools in and around Gastonia (7)
- Private elementary schools in and around Gastonia (9)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Gastonia (6)
- All schools in Gaston County
- All schools in Cleveland County
- Private schools in Kings Mountain (9 mi)
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- Private schools in Concord (33 mi)
- Private schools in Indian Trail (33 mi)
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