Charlotte Islamic Academy, Charlotte NC: PreK-12

Tuition: Not published
Grades: PreK-12
Students (K-12): 202
Students per teacher: 7.1
Affiliation: Islamic
From Charlotte center: 3.5 miles

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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

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School facts

Teachers: 29
Student body: Coeducational
Go on to a 4-year college: 0%
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: 137 to 202, up 65 (47%)
Path: Grew in each survey (138 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

Largest grade: Kindergarten (25)
Smallest grade: Grade 12 (2)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades
High school grades: Average 8; lower grades 19

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 7 hours 10 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,290
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
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: 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 7.1 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
Size in Mecklenburg County: Larger than 40 of 60 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.

Charlotte Islamic Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website

NC

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 Charlotte Islamic Academy?

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Emerald School of Excellence ✓	9-12	29	7.6	Nonsectarian	<1
Alc Mosaic (Mosaic School) ✓	Ungraded	80	9.9	Nonsectarian	2
Our Lady of the Assumption School ✓	PreK-8	180	10.6	Roman Catholic	2
Intellicor International Academy ✓	PreK-12	373	13.3	Islamic	2
The Nest Academy	K-12	53	7.7	Nonsectarian	2
Adventist Christian Academy of Charlotte ✓	K-8	88	not reported	Seventh-Day Adventist	2
Hickory Grove Christian School ✓	PreK-12	742	11	Baptist	3
Philips Academy	6-12	55	4.6	Nonsectarian	3

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Charlotte Islamic Academy

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