St. Leo Catholic School
under 1 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-8247 students11.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Private schools in Winston Salem, NC
17 schools in Winston Salem itself. 13 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 Winston Salem (17)
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✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-457 students7.5 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Salem Academy
2 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades 9-1276 students6.4 students per teacherNonsectarianAll-girls100% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-836 students12 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
Sherman Academy
2 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-8141 students9.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-591 students12.8 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
Westlawn
4 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades Ungraded16 students2.9 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Rise Academy
4 mi✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-542 students8.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-12823 students14.3 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed97% to 4-year college
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades K-1231 students5.5 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
✓ North Carolina Opportunity ScholarshipGrades PreK-12233 students14.6 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed50% to 4-year college
Winston Salem Street School
under 1 miGrades 9-1263 students9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)AlternativeCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Summit School
2 miGrades PreK-9482 students5.2 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional KPresbyterianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-1253 students3.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Winston Salem private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Winston Salem Street School, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 2,391 in all; the typical school has 76
- Smallest and largest
- Westlawn, 16 students; Calvary Day School, 823 students
- Students per teacher
- 9 typical, 2.9 to 14.6 across 15 schools
- Programs
- 1 Montessori, 2 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-girls
- Association members
- 5, most often the American Association of Christian Schools
- To a 4-year college
- 97% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 6, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Winston-Salem
- Catholic2
- Christian, not Catholic8
- Nonsectarian5
- Not in federal survey2
- Pre-K (and up)8
- Elementary (K to 5)12
- Middle (6 to 8)8
- High school (9 to 12)7
- K to 12, one school4
- Under 504
- 50 to 1496
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5991
- 600 or more1
- Winston Salem76%
- 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.
- Tuition for 2 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Winston Salem
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| St. Leo Catholic School | $13,913 | 2026-27 |
| Summit School | $22,450 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in North Carolina, by city and grade.
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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