Cardinal Gibbons
1401 Edwards Mill Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $20,395
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 1,590
- Students per teacher
- 13.3
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Raleigh center
- 5.3 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
- Tuition
- $20,395 (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $3,574 to $7,942
- Left to pay
- about $12,453 to $16,821, 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 $12,453 to $16,821
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 2, 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
- 120
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Raleigh, NC
- Boys and girls
- 50% boys, 50% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 99%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
- 1,545 to 1,590, up 45 (3%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (1,577 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 11 (415)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (380)
- Average a grade
- About 398
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 25 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,120
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against North Carolina
- 5 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
- School day, against North Carolina
- 35 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 13.3 here; median 8.5 at 34 NC secondary schools
- Size in Wake County
- Largest of the 59 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.
Cardinal Gibbons tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $20,395
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Cardinal Gibbons's website, checked October 2, 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 Cardinal Gibbons?
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 (grades 9 to 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Christian School | $12,200 to $15,600 | 2026-27 | 2.2 |
| Academy31 | $11,800 | 2026-27 | 2.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Raleigh School | PreK-5 | 264 | <1 |
| Fusion Raleigh ✓ | 6-12 | 101 | 2 |
| Follow the Child Montessori School | PreK-6 | 165 | 2 |
| Rising Stars Private School | K | 8 | 2 |
| Learn With the Best School ✓ | 1-12 | 36 | 2 |
| Grace Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 874 | 2 |
| Iron Academy ✓ | 6-12 | 80 | 2 |
| Academy31 ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
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