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Private schools in Raleigh, NC

71 schools within 12 miles. 39 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 Raleigh

Schools on the official Opportunity Scholarship list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.

On the state’s official list Other private schools

All 71 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
St. David&#39;s School ✓ <1
The Trilogy School ✓ 2-12 45 3.7 Nonsectarian 1
St. Timothys School ✓ PreK-8 548 12.2 Episcopal 1
The Fletcher Academy ✓ 2-12 206 5 Nonsectarian 2
Wake Monarch Academy ✓ 9-12 12 7.5 Nonsectarian 3
Academy31 ✓ 3
Iron Academy ✓ 6-12 80 7.4 Christian (nondenominational) 3
St. Raphael Catholic School ✓ K-8 458 13.4 Roman Catholic 3
Friendship Christian School ✓ PreK-12 266 9.6 Baptist 3
Cathedral School ✓ PreK-8 223 15.9 Roman Catholic 3
An-Noor School ✓ 3-8 90 6.5 Islamic 3
Al-Iman School ✓ PreK-8 321 11.7 Islamic 3
Elevate Learning School ✓ 3
Montessori School of Raleigh ✓ PreK-12 238 3.8 Nonsectarian 4
Socratic School of STEM ✓ 4
St. Thomas More Academy ✓ 6-11 243 12.3 Roman Catholic 4
Raleigh Christian Academy ✓ PreK-12 228 9.5 Baptist 4
Neuse Christian Academy ✓ K-12 356 8.2 Christian (nondenominational) 5
Cardinal Gibbons ✓ 9-12 1,590 13.3 Roman Catholic 5
Raleigh Day School ✓ PreK-4 24 7.1 Nonsectarian 5
Learn With the Best School, Inc. ✓ 1-12 36 5.1 Nonsectarian 5
Chesterbrook Academy-North Raleigh ✓ 5
Christian Life Academy ✓ 1-11 32 7.1 Christian (nondenominational) 6
Gethsemane Christian Sda Jr. Academy ✓ 6
Thales Academy of Raleigh ✓ K-8 488 16.8 Nonsectarian 6
Grace Christian School ✓ K-12 874 12.4 Christian (nondenominational) 6
Woodmeadows Montessori ✓ 6
Adventist Christian Academy of Raleigh ✓ PreK-10 133 18 Seventh-Day Adventist 7
North Raleigh Christian Academy ✓ PreK-12 1,568 15.4 Christian (nondenominational) 7
Lucy Daniels School ✓ PreK-5 16 2.7 Nonsectarian 8
Wake Christian Academy ✓ K-12 926 12.7 Christian (nondenominational) 8
Sure Promise Christian Academy ✓ K-5 19 3.2 Pentecostal 9
Focus Christian Academy ✓ 9
Accelerator School Llc ✓ 6-12 52 8.7 Nonsectarian 9
Resurrection Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 165 11.8 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 10
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 476 16.9 Roman Catholic 10
Carolina Preparatory Academy ✓ 10
Mariposa School ✓ 4-12 14 0.7 Nonsectarian 10
Chesterbrook Academy of Cary ✓ 11
Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School K-8 464 16.1 Roman Catholic 1
Follow the Child Montessori School PreK-6 165 8.2 Nonsectarian 3
St. Mary's School 9-12 306 9.6 Episcopal 3
Fusion Raleigh 6-12 101 4.5 Nonsectarian 3
Rising Stars Private School K 8 4.2 Nonsectarian 3
Ravenscroft School PreK-12 1,215 8 Nonsectarian 4
St. Philip Lutheran Preschool PreK-Transitional K 8 7.3 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 4
The Raleigh School PreK-5 264 9.4 Nonsectarian 5
St. Mary's Christian Academy PreK-6 25 3.1 Other religious 5
Frankie Lemmon School & Development Center 1 7 2.3 Nonsectarian 5
Word of God Christian Academy 6-12 93 15.5 Christian (nondenominational) 6
Children's Discovery Center PreK-Transitional K 20 9.5 Nonsectarian 6
Maracas Montessori PreK-K 12 0.7 Nonsectarian 6
Thales Academy of Cary K-10 436 13.5 Nonsectarian 6
Trinity Academy K-12 612 11.2 Christian (nondenominational) 6
Renaissance Montessori School of Cary PreK-K 39 19.5 Nonsectarian 6
Cary Academy 6-12 789 9.9 Nonsectarian 7
Triangle Montessori Academy PreK-6 76 3.1 Nonsectarian 7
The Franciscan School K-8 668 15 Roman Catholic 8
True Abalities Lrng. Academy Llc Ungraded 19 2.7 Nonsectarian 8
Little Lambs Learning Center PreK-Transitional K 20 8 Baptist 9
Oak City Academy PreK-8 175 8.4 Christian (nondenominational) 9
Cary Christian School K-12 844 16.3 Christian (nondenominational) 9
Montessori School of Raleigh PreK-12 238 3.6 Nonsectarian 10
The Grove School of Cary Transitional K 11 11 Nonsectarian 11
Thales Academy PreK-8 466 17 Nonsectarian 11
Chesterbrook Academy-Preschool and Elementary PreK-8 193 9.2 Nonsectarian 11
Discovery Child Development Center Llc PreK-K 5 2.5 Nonsectarian 11
Peace Montessori School PreK-2 9 4.7 Nonsectarian 11
St. Andrews Early Childhood Center PreK-Transitional K 16 2.1 Roman Catholic 11
Knowledge Beginnings School K 10 10 Nonsectarian 11
Thales Academy K-5 656 23.4 Nonsectarian 11

What North Carolina pays, and what that leaves you

NC
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?

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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Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Raleigh) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.

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Questions parents ask

How many private schools are there near Raleigh?

We count 71 within 12 miles of downtown Raleigh. Together they enrolled about 17,697 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Cardinal Gibbons with 1,590 students.

Which Raleigh private schools take Opportunity Scholarship?

39 of the 71 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.

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