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Episcopal Day School

340 E Massachusetts Ave, Southern Pines, NC 28387Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
$12,041
Grades
PreK-5
Students (K-12)
168
Students per teacher
6.5
Affiliation
Episcopal
From Southern Pines center
1.9 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
$12,041 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award
about $3,574 to $7,942
Left to pay
about $4,099 to $8,467, 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
32
Student body
Coeducational
Boys and girls
48% boys, 52% girls
Setting
City
Member of
National Association of Episcopal Schools

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

128 2019-20 149 2021-22 168 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
128 to 168, up 40 (31%)
Path
Grew in each survey (149 in 2021-22)

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

61 PK 32 K 34 1 32 2 27 3 23 4 20 5
Largest grade
Grade 1 (34)
Smallest grade
Grade 5 (20)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year
175
Length of the school day
7 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,230
Kindergarten
Full day, 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
About the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 6.5 NC median 8.8
Students per teacher
Students per teacher
6.5 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools

Student body, 2023-24

White 85% Asian 5% Hispanic 5% American Indian 5% Black under 1%

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

Episcopal Day School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27
$12,041

Kindergarten through Fifth Grade total tuition $12,041; $11,680 with 3% multi child discount. $500 non-refundable tuition deposit is part of tuition. Supplies included. Emmanuel church members 5% discount.

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

Tuition from Episcopal Day School's tuition sheet, checked October 1, 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 Episcopal Day School?

  • Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 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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Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Covenant Preparatory School ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey3
St. John Paul II Catholic School ✓PreK-823011Roman Catholic3
The O'Neal School ✓PreK-124837.5Nonsectarian4
Highland Christian Academy8-1155Baptist5
Sandhills Classical Christian School ✓PreK-1243513.6Christian (nondenominational)6
Father Capodanno School High School9-12414.9Roman Catholic7
Fellowship Christian Academy ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey11

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