Cape Fear Academy
3900 S College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28412Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $19,300
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 709
- Students per teacher
- 10.1
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Wilmington center
- 2.7 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
- $19,300 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $3,574 to $7,942
- Left to pay
- about $11,358 to $15,726, 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 $11,358 to $15,726
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 5, 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
- 72
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 53% boys, 47% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
- 608 to 709, up 101 (17%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (669 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (82)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (41)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 55
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,250
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against North Carolina
- 5 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
- School day, against North Carolina
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 10.1 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
- Size in New Hanover County
- Larger than 13 of 14 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.
Cape Fear Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $19,300
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $26,000
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $26,850
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Cape Fear Academy's website, checked October 5, 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 Cape Fear Academy?
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; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Horizons Elementary School | $11,860 | 2026-27 | 0.3 |
| Myrtle Grove Christian School | $10,115 to $11,655 | 2026-27 | 2.4 |
| Coastal Christian High School | $11,760 | 2026-27 | 2.6 |
| Friends School of Wilmington | $17,180 to $18,820 | 2026-27 | 3.5 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Horizons Elementary School ✓ | K-5 | 99 | <1 |
| Pine Valley Mc Wee Care Preschool & Kindergarten | PreK-K | 8 | 2 |
| Myrtle Grove Christian School ✓ | PreK-8 | 379 | 2 |
| Coastal Christian High School ✓ | 9-12 | 294 | 3 |
| Palm Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| The School of Wonder ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Friends School of Wilmington ✓ | PreK-8 | 137 | 3 |
| Waterview Learning Academy ✓ | 6-12 | 47 | 4 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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