Private schools with pre-K in North Carolina
265 statewide. 217 are on the state’s Opportunity Scholarship list. Private schools whose grades start at pre-K (preschool) and go on to kindergarten or above, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Centres that teach only pre-K are not listed.
By city
- Private schools with pre-K in Charlotte (17)
- Private schools with pre-K in Durham (16)
- Private schools with pre-K in Kernersville (15)
- Private schools with pre-K in Raleigh (14)
- Private schools with pre-K in Fayetteville (13)
- Private schools with pre-K in Cary (11)
- Private schools with pre-K in Wake Forest (11)
- Private schools with pre-K in Asheville (10)
- Private schools with pre-K in Apex (8)
- Private schools with pre-K in Chapel Hill (8)
- Private schools with pre-K in Clemmons (8)
- Private schools with pre-K in Thomasville (8)
- Private schools with pre-K in Wilmington (8)
- Private schools with pre-K in Winston Salem (8)
- Private schools with pre-K in Greensboro (7)
- Private schools with pre-K in Jacksonville (7)
- Private schools with pre-K in Kannapolis (7)
- Private schools with pre-K in Matthews (7)
- Private schools with pre-K in Burlington (6)
- Private schools with pre-K in Gastonia (6)
- Private schools with pre-K in Goldsboro (6)
- Private schools with pre-K in High Point (6)
- Private schools with pre-K in Clayton (5)
- Private schools with pre-K in Graham (5)
- Private schools with pre-K in Greenville (5)
- Private schools with pre-K in Mooresville (5)
- Private schools with pre-K in Salisbury (5)
- Private schools with pre-K in Winterville (5)
- Private schools with pre-K in Denver (4)
- Private schools with pre-K in Hickory (4)
- Private schools with pre-K in Monroe (4)
- Private schools with pre-K in Wilson (4)
- Private schools with pre-K in Black Mountain (3)
- Private schools with pre-K in Concord (3)
- Private schools with pre-K in Davidson (3)
- Private schools with pre-K in Hendersonville (3)
- Private schools with pre-K in Huntersville (3)
- Private schools with pre-K in King (3)
- Private schools with pre-K in Kings Mountain (3)
- Private schools with pre-K in Morehead City (3)
- Private schools with pre-K in Reidsville (3)
- Private schools with pre-K in Statesville (3)
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What North Carolina pays
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, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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