Emerald School of Excellence
4012 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 29
- Students per teacher
- 7.6
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Charlotte center
- 3.0 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
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 7
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Alternative
- Boys and girls
- 52% boys, 48% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 83%
- 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 23 to 29, up 6 (26%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 12 (14)
- Smallest grade
- 3 grades (5 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 188
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,160
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and hybrid
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against North Carolina
- 8 days longer than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
- School day, against North Carolina
- 50 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 7.6 here; median 8.5 at 34 NC secondary schools
- Size in Mecklenburg County
- Larger than 7 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.
Emerald School of Excellence tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 Emerald School of Excellence?
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 still takes Opportunity Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Islamic Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 202 | <1 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School ✓ | PreK-8 | 180 | 2 |
| Intellicor International Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 373 | 2 |
| Alc Mosaic (Mosaic School) ✓ | Ungraded | 80 | 2 |
| Adventist Christian Academy of Charlotte ✓ | K-8 | 88 | 3 |
| The Nest Academy | K-12 | 53 | 3 |
| Hickory Grove Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 742 | 3 |
| Trinity Episcopal School ✓ | K-8 | 437 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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