Gaston Christian School, Gastonia NC: PreK-12 Tuition

Tuition: On the school’s website
Grades: PreK-12
Students (K-12): 1,040
Students per teacher: 13.1
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
From Gastonia center: 4.8 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. See the school’s tuition page

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School facts

Teachers: 84
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 51% boys, 49% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 80%
Setting: Suburb

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: 756 to 1,040, up 284 (38%)
Path: Grew in each survey (853 in 2021-22)

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

Largest grade: Grade 1 (97)
Smallest grade: Grade 12 (55)
Average a grade, high school included: About 80

The school year

Days in the school year: 174
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,220
Kindergarten: Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against North Carolina: 6 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

Students per teacher

Students per teacher: 13.1 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools

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.

Gaston Christian School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Published tuition: On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)

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 Gaston Christian School?

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

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Cramerton Christian Academy ✓	K-12	436	13.6	Baptist	<1
First Wesleyan Christian School ✓	PreK-6	153	11.3	Methodist	4
Gaston Day School ✓	PreK-12	398	8.8	Nonsectarian	4
Ur Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				4
Kairos Classical Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				5
Victory Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	155	8.7	Church of God	5
St. Michael Catholic School ✓	PreK-8	127	24.9	Roman Catholic	6
Judah Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	73	9.2	Christian (nondenominational)	7

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