Heron Pond Montessori School, Kitty Hawk NC: PreK-12

Tuition: Not published
Grades: PreK-12
Students (K-12): 30
Students per teacher: 3.8
Affiliation: Nonsectarian

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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. Check the school’s website

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School facts

Teachers: 9
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Montessori
Boys and girls: 47% boys, 53% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 0%
Setting: Rural

Member of: American Montessori Society, Association Montessori International

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: 27 to 30, up 3 (11%)

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

Largest grade: Kindergarten (6)
Smallest grade: 6 grades (1 each)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades
Average a grade, high school included: About 2

The school year

Days in the school year: 179
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,250
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against North Carolina: 1 day 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: 3.8 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.

Heron Pond Montessori School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website

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 Heron Pond Montessori 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
Beacon Christian Academy ✓	PreK-4	21	4.7	Christian (nondenominational)	1
Jarvisburg Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	62	7	Church of Christ	13
Wanchese Christian Academy ✓	K-12	49	7.7	Assembly of God	16
Covenant Classical Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				32
Tutor All School ✓	K-10	23	23	Nonsectarian	33
Albemarle School ✓	PreK-12	236	13.1	Nonsectarian	35
Victory Christian School ✓	K-12	166	10.7	Baptist	36
New Life Academy ✓	K-12	281	15.6	Assembly of God	36

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Heron Pond Montessori School

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