Tri-County Christian School
under 1 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-835 students5.8 students per teacherAssembly of GodCo-ed
Private schools in Spruce Pine, NC
3 schools in Spruce Pine itself and 2 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 Spruce Pine (3)
No matching schools.
Spruce Pine Montessori School
under 1 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-636 students7.2 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-12124 students8.9 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed50% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
No matching schools.
Genesis Academy
11 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-622 students6.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades 7-926 students2 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Spruce Pine private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Tri-County Christian School, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Burnsville (2)
- Students
- about 243 in all; the typical school has 35
- Smallest and largest
- Genesis Academy, 22 students; Bethel Christian Academy, 124 students
- Students per teacher
- 6.1 typical, 2 to 8.9 across 5 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 1, the American Association of Christian Schools
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 1, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Christian, not Catholic3
- Nonsectarian2
In Spruce PineWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)1
- Elementary (K to 5)4
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)2
- K to 12, one school1
In Spruce PineWithin 12 mi
- Under 504
- 50 to 1491
- Spruce Pine area80%
- 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.
- 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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