Christ School Tuition 2026-27: $37,795

Tuition, 2026-27: $37,795
Grades: 8-12
Students (K-12): 301
Students per teacher: 7.3
Affiliation: Episcopal
From Arden center: 1.4 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

Tuition: $37,795 (grades 6 to 8, 2026-27)
Award: about $3,574 to $7,942
Left to pay: about $29,853 to $34,221, 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 $29,853 to $34,221

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

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School facts

Teachers: 46
Student body: All-boys
Go on to a 4-year college: 97%
Setting: Suburb

Member of: National Association of Episcopal Schools

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: 278 to 301, up 23 (8%)
Path: Grew in each survey (294 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Grade 12 (76)
Smallest grade: Grade 8 (26)
Across the grades: Classes fill up toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year: 170
Length of the school day: 6 hours 50 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,160
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against North Carolina: 10 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
School day, against North Carolina: 10 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 7.3 here; median 8.5 at 34 NC secondary schools
Size in Buncombe County: Larger than 20 of 22 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.

Christ School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27: $37,795
Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27: $37,795

Day student tuition is $37,795; boarding tuition, room and board is $73,650 (domestic) or $78,000 (international).

What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.

Tuition from Christ 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 Christ School?

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms Opportunity Scholarship award (lowest) Children

Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades 6 to 8, 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

Christ School admissions

Day students: early action deadline December 15 and application deadline January 15; boarding regular deadline February 10, with rolling admission after March 1.

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	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Nativity Preschool & Kindergarten	K-Transitional K	90	8.5	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	1
Canongate Catholic High School ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				2
Veritas Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	335	8.3	Christian (nondenominational)	2
Focus Plus Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				2
Trinity of Fairview Academy ✓	PreK-11	106	5.3	Baptist	2
Captain Gilmer Christian School ✓	PreK-8	195	17.7	Seventh-Day Adventist	5
Carolina Day School	PreK-12	587	7.5	Nonsectarian	5
Fletcher Academy ✓	9-12	199	14.1	Seventh-Day Adventist	5

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