Canterbury School
5400 Old Lake Jeanette Rd, Greensboro, NC 27455Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $21,600
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 302
- Students per teacher
- 5.7
- Affiliation
- Episcopal
- From Greensboro center
- 3.7 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
- Tuition
- $21,600 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $3,574 to $7,942
- Left to pay
- about $13,658 to $18,026, before fees
- How the award is set
- Four income tiers: the top figure is the lowest-income tier, the bottom figure the highest-income tier.
Award $3,574 to $7,942 Left to pay $13,658 to $18,026
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 6, 2026.
- Award: NCSEAA, Opportunity Scholarship award tiers 2026-27, read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 54
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 50% boys, 50% girls
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 288 to 302, up 14 (5%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 3 and grade 7 (45 each)
- Smallest grade
- Kindergarten (27)
- Average a grade
- About 34
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,350
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against North Carolina
- Same as the median of the 555 private schools we list
- School day, against North Carolina
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5.7 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
- Size in Guilford County
- Larger than 20 of 24 other schools we list
- 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.
Canterbury School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- From $21,600
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- From $25,200
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Canterbury School's website, checked October 6, 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 Canterbury School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 Opportunity Scholarship award for that grade band (the lower end; yours may be higher).
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes Opportunity Scholarship for 2026-27; whether seats are still open. More questions to ask
Canterbury School admissions
- Application deadline
- January 27, 2027
Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Journey School ✓ | 1-11 | 53 | <1 |
| Lionheart Academy of the Triad ✓ | 4-12 | 70 | 2 |
| Buffalo Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Lawndale Baptist School | K | 15 | 3 |
| Greensboro Islamic Academy ✓ | K-8 | 230 | 3 |
| St. Pius X Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 437 | 3 |
| Ivybrook Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| A Dream for Spoiled Kids Learning Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
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