St. Paul Catholic School
under 1 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-8177 students13.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Private schools in New Bern, NC
6 schools in New Bern itself. 6 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 New Bern (6)
No matching schools.
The Epiphany School of Global Studies
under 1 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-12485 students11 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed23% to 4-year college
Calvary Baptist Church School
under 1 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-1286 students5.7 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-1136 students9.2 students per teacherNonsectarianAlternativeCo-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-12479 students13.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed37% to 4-year college
New Bern private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- St. Paul Catholic School, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 1,263 in all; the typical school has 177
- Smallest and largest
- Bear Town Academy, 36 students; The Epiphany School of Global Studies, 485 students
- Students per teacher
- 11 typical, 5.7 to 13.8 across 5 schools
- Association members
- 3, most often the American Association of Christian Schools
- To a 4-year college
- 23% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 1, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic2
- Nonsectarian2
- Not in federal survey1
- Pre-K (and up)1
- Elementary (K to 5)5
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)4
- K to 12, one school3
- Under 501
- 50 to 1491
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5992
- New Bern100%
- 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 New Bern
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| New Bern Christian Academy | $6,000 | 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
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