Carolina Christian Academy
under 1 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
Private schools in Sanford, NC
3 schools in Sanford itself and 1 more within 12 miles. 4 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 Sanford (3)
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✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-12374 students10 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-12949 students15.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed100% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
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✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-1242 students9.5 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed
Sanford private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Carolina Christian Academy, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 1,365 in all; the typical school has 374
- Smallest and largest
- Calvary Education Center, 42 students; Grace Christian School, 949 students
- Students per teacher
- 10 typical, 9.5 to 15.7 across 3 schools
- Association members
- 2, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 3, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Sanford
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.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
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+.
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