Carolina Friends School
4809 Friends School Rd, Durham, NC 27705Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 477
- Students per teacher
- 6.8
- Affiliation
- Friends
- From Durham center
- 7.3 miles
Can you use Opportunity Scholarship here?
Not on the Opportunity Scholarship list we read
- About the list
- How the Opportunity Scholarship list works
- Applying
- The 2026-27 priority window ran February 2 to March 2, 2026. Expect early February again.
Source: Opportunity Scholarship official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 75
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 46% boys, 54% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 90%
- Setting
- Rural
- 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
- 474 to 477, up 3 (1%)
- Path
- Dipped to 473 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 and grade 12 (45 each)
- Smallest grade
- Kindergarten (27)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 37
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,050
- Kindergarten
- Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
- 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
- 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6.8 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.
- 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.
Carolina Friends School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $17,420 to $31,756 a year, published by 5 private schools nearby. School by school
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 Carolina Friends 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 takes Opportunity Scholarship; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Creek Academy | $30,000 | 2026-27 | 2.4 |
| Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill | $23,990 to $30,890 | 2026-27 | 2.7 |
| Triangle Day School | $17,420 to $21,730 | 2026-27 | 3.1 |
| Duke School | $29,562 to $31,756 | 2026-27 | 3.2 |
| Emerson Waldorf School | $25,015 to $27,375 | 2026-27 | 3.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Creek Academy ✓ | K-12 | 69 | 2 |
| Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill | K-12 | 583 | 3 |
| Triangle Day School ✓ | K-8 | 321 | 3 |
| Duke School | PreK-8 | 436 | 3 |
| Emerson Waldorf School ✓ | PreK-12 | 266 | 3 |
| Hill Learning Center ✓ | 2-12 | 176 | 4 |
| Cresset Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 171 | 4 |
| Durham Academy | PreK-12 | 1,213 | 4 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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