Asheville Waldorf School
376 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 104
- Students per teacher
- 6.2
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Asheville center
- 1.3 miles
Can you use Opportunity Scholarship here?
✓ On the official North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- The 2026-27 priority window ran February 2 to March 2, 2026. Expect early February again.
Source: the official list, read October 26, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 19
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 114 to 104, down 10 (9%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 2 (19)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 165
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,110
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against North Carolina
- 15 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
- School day, against North Carolina
- 15 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6.2 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
- Size in Buncombe County
- Larger than 8 of 22 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Asheville Waldorf School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Scholarship
- Award
- $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income
- How it varies
- 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
What would you pay at Asheville Waldorf School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Opportunity Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Day School | PreK-12 | 587 | 2 |
| Rainbow Community School ✓ | PreK-8 | 171 | 3 |
| Canterbury Classical School ✓ | K-12 | 133 | 3 |
| Julia Street Montessori School | PreK-K | 6 | 4 |
| Temple Baptist School ✓ | PreK-12 | 180 | 4 |
| Odyssey Community School ✓ | PreK-12 | 121 | 4 |
| Hanger Hall School | 6-8 | 83 | 4 |
| Emmanuel Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 109 | 4 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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