45 Montessori Schools in North Carolina by City

Montessori schools in North Carolina at a glance

Share of the state’s private schools: 6%, 45 of 730
Towns: 32; the most in Durham (5), Apex (3) and Charlotte (3)
Counties: 24 with at least one
Students: about 3,328 in all; the typical school has 67
Smallest and largest: Empowered Minds Academy, 14 students; Charlotte Preparatory School, 357 students
Students per teacher: 5.6 typical, 2 to 19.5 across 43 schools
Co-ed or single-sex: all co-ed
Association members: 30, most often the American Montessori Society
To a 4-year college: 80% of graduates at the typical high school (5 reporting)
Upcoming application deadlines: 1 school; soonest Montessori School of Raleigh, January 15, 2027
State program: Scholarship, $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income
How Opportunity Scholarship works

Affiliation, 45 schools

Christian, not Catholic2
Nonsectarian43

Grade levels (overlapping), 45 schools

Pre-K (and up)41
Elementary (K to 5)42
Middle (6 to 8)25
High school (9 to 12)8
K to 12, one school5

School size, 35 reporting

Under 5011
50 to 14916
150 to 2997
300 to 5991

On the Opportunity Scholarship list: 26 of 45

Montessori schools58%
All private schools in North Carolina81%

Lowest published tuition, 6 schools

Lowest$7,840Middle$18,535Highest$27,580

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 6 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
Deadlines, 1 school: each school’s admissions page, last read October 6, 2026.

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Charlotte Preparatory School	Charlotte	PreK-8	357	3.9	Nonsectarian
Montessori School of Raleigh ✓	Raleigh	PreK-12	238	3.8	Nonsectarian
Montessori School of Raleigh	Durham	PreK-12	238	3.6	Nonsectarian
Winston-Salem Montessori School ✓	Clemmons	Ungraded	237	12.5	Nonsectarian
Oak City Academy	Garner	PreK-8	175	8.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Greensboro Montessori School ✓	Greensboro	PreK-8	169	6.6	Nonsectarian
Follow the Child Montessori School	Raleigh	PreK-6	165	8.2	Nonsectarian
Montessori Community School	Durham	PreK-8	157	8.7	Nonsectarian
Omni Montessori School	Charlotte	PreK-9	144	10.3	Nonsectarian
Phoenix Montessori Academy ✓	Huntersville	PreK-12	140	5.2	Nonsectarian
One World Montessori ✓	Jacksonville	PreK-11	116	7.7	Nonsectarian
Mountain Sun Community School ✓	Brevard	PreK-8	98	6.8	Nonsectarian
International Montessori School ✓	Durham	PreK-6	97	6.3	Nonsectarian
Montessori School of Durham	Durham	PreK-6	83	8.7	Nonsectarian
Triangle Montessori Academy	Apex	PreK-6	76	3.1	Nonsectarian
Statesville Montessori School ✓	Statesville	PreK-8	72	3.3	Nonsectarian
Montessori Childrens School ✓	Jacksonville	PreK-7	67	4.2	Nonsectarian
Greenville Montessori School ✓	Winterville	PreK-6	67	11.2	Nonsectarian
Peace Rose Montessori ✓	Wilmington	PreK-8	59	4.4	Nonsectarian
Providence, A Christ Mon Co ✓	Burlington	PreK-12	59	10.5	Pentecostal
Salem Montessori School ✓	Winston Salem	PreK-4	57	7.5	Nonsectarian
Wayne Montessori School ✓	Goldsboro	PreK-5	54	10.8	Nonsectarian
Davidson Green School ✓	Davidson	PreK-8	52	7.6	Nonsectarian
Montessori at Sandy Ford ✓	Newton	PreK-8	50	5.6	Nonsectarian
Yadkin Valley Community School ✓	Elkin	Ungraded	44	8.3	Nonsectarian
Renaissance Montessori School of Cary	Cary	PreK-K	39	19.5	Nonsectarian
Topsail Montessori ✓	Hampstead	PreK-4	38	4.8	Nonsectarian
Spruce Pine Montessori School ✓	Spruce Pine	PreK-6	36	7.2	Nonsectarian
Keystone Montessori School ✓	Charlotte	PreK-3	31	5.2	Nonsectarian
Heron Pond Montessori School ✓	Kitty Hawk	PreK-12	30	3.8	Nonsectarian
Arthur Morgan School	Burnsville	7-9	26	2	Nonsectarian
Montessori Day School	Chapel Hill	PreK-4	19	4.2	Nonsectarian
Hawthorn Montessori School	Asheville	PreK-K	17	4.4	Nonsectarian
Birds Nest Montessori School ✓	Fayetteville	PreK-2	16	8	Nonsectarian
Black Mountain Montessori ✓	Black Mtn	PreK-5	16	2	Nonsectarian
Yadkin Path Montessori ✓	Salisbury	K-6	16	4	Nonsectarian
Empowered Minds Academy ✓	Durham	PreK-4	14	7	Nonsectarian
Maracas Montessori	Raleigh	PreK-K	12	not reported	Nonsectarian
Peace Montessori School	Apex	PreK-2	9	4.7	Nonsectarian
Julia Street Montessori School	Asheville	PreK-K	6	2	Nonsectarian

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