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Coastal Christian High School

1150 the Kings Hwy, Wilmington, NC 28409Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
$11,760
Grades
9-12
Students (K-12)
294
Students per teacher
7.6
Affiliation
Christian (nondenominational)
From Wilmington center
5.3 miles

All school facts and where they come from

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
$11,760 (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27)
Award
about $3,574 to $7,942
Left to pay
about $3,818 to $8,186, 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.

School facts

Teachers
40
Student body
Coeducational
Boys and girls
48% boys, 52% girls
Go on to a 4-year college
93%
Setting
Suburb

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

289 2019-20 295 2021-22 294 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
289 to 294, up 5 (2%)
Path
Peaked at 295 in 2021-22

Students by grade, 2023-24

80 9 73 10 71 11 70 12
Largest grade
Grade 9 (80)
Smallest grade
Grade 12 (70)
Average a grade
About 74

The school year

Days in the school year
180
Length of the school day
7 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,260
Classes, 2023-24
In person and virtual
Library or media center
No
Year, against North Carolina
Same as the median of the 555 private schools we list
School day, against North Carolina
About the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 7.6 NC median 8.5
Students per teacher
This school 294 County median 99
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
7.6 here; median 8.5 at 34 NC secondary schools
Size in New Hanover County
Larger than 10 of 14 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 90% Hispanic 5% Black 4% Asian under 1% Pacific Islander under 1%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Coastal Christian High School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
$11,760

Tuition is $11,760, paid as $980 a month from June 2026 to May 2027; a second child gets 10% off tuition, a third 20%, and children of full-time pastors 10%.

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

Tuition from Coastal Christian High School's tuition sheet, checked October 6, 2026.

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 Coastal Christian High School?

  • 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).
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Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Myrtle Grove Christian School$10,115 to $11,6552026-270.2
Cape Fear Academy$19,300 to $26,8502026-272.6
New Horizons Elementary School$11,8602026-272.8
Friends School of Wilmington$17,180 to $18,8202026-275.5

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Myrtle Grove Christian School ✓PreK-837916.6Christian (nondenominational)<1
Wilmington Academy of Arts & Sciences ✓4-88814Nonsectarian1
Cape Fear Academy ✓PreK-1270910.1Nonsectarian3
New Horizons Elementary School ✓K-5996.1Nonsectarian3
Pine Valley Mc Wee Care Preschool & KindergartenPreK-K84Methodist4
Friends School of Wilmington ✓PreK-81377.9Friends5
Palm Academy ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey6
The School of Wonder ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey6

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