✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 2-12 43 students 14.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Private elementary schools in Wilmington, NC
13 in Wilmington or within 6 miles. 12 are on the state’s Opportunity Scholarship list. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 1-8 65 students 5.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 137 students 7.9 students per teacher Friends Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 59 students 4.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-5 99 students 6.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Cape Fear Academy
3 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 709 students 10.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-12 141 students 12.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Special program emphasis Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 478 students 16.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 81 students 6 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 20% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 825 students 17.5 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 44% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 379 students 16.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 4-8 88 students 14 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Methodist Early childhood Co-ed
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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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