Harrells Christian Academy Tuition: $9,660 to $12,060

Tuition, 2026-27: From $9,660
Grades: K-12
Students (K-12): 462
Students per teacher: 11.3
Affiliation: Christian (nondenominational)
From Clinton center: 20.4 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: $9,660 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award: about $3,574 to $7,942
Left to pay: about $1,718 to $6,086, 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 $1,718 to $6,086

Tuition: the school’s tuition sheet, checked October 1, 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: 42
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 48% boys, 52% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 35%
Setting: Rural

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: 346 to 462, up 116 (34%)
Path: Grew in each survey (398 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Grade 10 and grade 11 (43 each)
Smallest grade: Grade 9 (24)
Average a grade, high school included: About 36

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, 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: 11.3 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.

Harrells Christian Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27: $9,660
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27: $11,400
Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27: $12,060
Required fees: $500 a year
By grade: Rates vary within these bands (details below)

Annual tuition column used (admission fee paid separately). K-2 $8,100 and 3-5 $9,660; the K to 5 figure uses 3-5 rate. Tuition and fees totals including $500 admission fee and lunch: K-2 $8,600, 3-5 $10,160, 6-8 $11,900, 9-12 $12,560.

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

Tuition from Harrells Christian Academy's tuition sheet, checked October 1, 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 Harrells Christian Academy?

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

Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27), plus required fees.
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.

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
New Hope Christian Academy ✓	PreK-8	35	8.8	Assembly of God	11
Wallace Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				13
New Life Christian Academy ✓	K-12	66	7.5	Baptist	18
Mintz Christian Academy ✓	K-12	307	10.1	Christian (nondenominational)	20
Plans To Prosper Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				20
Spirit of Life Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	129	9.2	Church of God	20
New Life Uplifted School ✓	PreK-12	36	5.6	Christian (nondenominational)	21
Penderlea Christian Academy	K-12	154	12.2	Christian (nondenominational)	21

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