Bear Town Academy
1909b C S Gl/ 801 S Glenburnie Rd, New Bern, NC 28561Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-11
- Students (K-12)
- 36
- Students per teacher
- 9.2
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From New Bern center
- 2.6 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. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 4
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Alternative
- Boys and girls
- 33% boys, 67% girls
- Setting
- Town
- 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
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (12)
- Smallest grade
- 6 grades (1 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 1; lower grades 4
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 144
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 4 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against North Carolina
- 36 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
- School day, against North Carolina
- 105 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 9.2 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Bear Town Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 Bear Town Academy?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvary Baptist Church School ✓ | K-12 | 86 | 2 |
| The Epiphany School of Global Studies ✓ | K-12 | 485 | 2 |
| St. Paul Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 177 | 3 |
| Twin Rivers Baptist Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| New Bern Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 479 | 6 |
| Pamlico Christian Academy ✓ | 12 | 250 | 14 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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