Heritage Christian Academy, Zebulon NC: PreK-12 Tuition

Tuition: On the school’s website
Grades: PreK-12
Students (K-12): 97
Students per teacher: 6.9
Affiliation: Baptist
From Clayton center: 12.8 miles

All school facts and where they come from

Can you use Opportunity Scholarship here?

Not on the Opportunity Scholarship list we read

About the list: How the Opportunity Scholarship list works
Applying: The 2026-27 priority window ran February 2 to March 2, 2026. Expect early February again.

Source: Opportunity Scholarship official source, read October 26, 2026.

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School facts

Teachers: 16
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 44% boys, 56% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 50%
Setting: Town

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: 101 to 97, down 4 (4%)

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

Largest grade: Grade 4 (13)
Smallest grade: Grade 10 (3)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades
High school grades: Average 5; lower grades 8

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 6 hours 50 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,230
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
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: 10 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 6.9 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
Size in Wake County: Larger than 18 of 58 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.

Heritage Christian Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Published tuition: On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 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 Heritage Christian Academy?

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Central Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				6
Thales Academy	PreK-8	466	17	Nonsectarian	8
Focus Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				9
Thales Academy ✓	6-12	625	17.9	Nonsectarian	11
Thales Academy at Flowers Plantation ✓	PreK-8	452	18.8	Nonsectarian	11
True Light Shines Academy ✓	5-12	17	4.9	Assembly of God	12
Academy of Hope ✓	6-12	8	4.2	Christian (nondenominational), all-girls	12
Calvary Christian School ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				13

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Heritage Christian Academy

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