St. Leo Catholic School
under 1 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 247 students 11.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Private schools in Winston Salem, NC
28 schools within 12 miles. 21 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 Winston Salem
Schools on the official Opportunity Scholarship list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 141 students 9.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Sherman Academy
2 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
Salem Academy
2 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 9-12 76 students 6.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-4 57 students 7.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori
Summit School Inc
2 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-9 482 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian
Ephesus Jr Academy
3 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-8 36 students 12 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist
Westlawn
3 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades Ungraded 16 students 2.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
Calvary Day School
4 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 823 students 14.3 students per teacher Baptist
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-12 31 students 5.5 students per teacher Baptist
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 2,150 students 24 students per teacher Nonsectarian
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-12 144 students 6.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-12 359 students 8 students per teacher Baptist
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-12 506 students 14.6 students per teacher Baptist
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 421 students 13.5 students per teacher Baptist
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
Clubhouse Academy
12 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
Grades 9-12 63 students 9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Alternative
Grades PreK-5 91 students 12.8 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Grades PreK-Transitional K 12 students 9.2 students per teacher Presbyterian Early childhood
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 28 schools within 12 miles
What North Carolina pays, and what that leaves you
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?
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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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- How Opportunity Scholarship works
Get one email when applications open
Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Winston Salem) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.
One email per application window. No calls, no sharing your details.
Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there near Winston Salem?
We count 28 within 12 miles of downtown Winston Salem. Together they enrolled about 6,220 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Forsyth Country Day School with 2,150 students.
Which Winston Salem private schools take Opportunity Scholarship?
21 of the 28 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.