Hillsborough Christian Academy
121 Orange High School Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-9
- Students (K-12)
- 103
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Chapel Hill center
- 11.3 miles
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
School facts
- Teachers
- 13
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Setting
- Town
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools 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
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 39 to 103, up 64 (164%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (95 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (18)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (4)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- 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
- 2 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
- 9 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.
Hillsborough Christian Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $6,568 to $31,756 a year, published by 6 private schools nearby. School by school
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 Hillsborough Christian Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Opportunity Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Waldorf School | $25,015 to $27,375 | 2026-27 | 6.9 |
| Triangle Day School | $17,420 to $21,730 | 2026-27 | 7.8 |
| Hope Creek Academy | $30,000 | 2026-27 | 8.9 |
| Duke School | $29,562 to $31,756 | 2026-27 | 9.2 |
| Liberty Christian School | $6,568 | not stated | 9.3 |
| Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill | $23,990 to $30,890 | 2026-27 | 9.4 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewoods Montessori School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Carolina Friends School | PreK-12 | 477 | 7 |
| Emerson Waldorf School ✓ | PreK-12 | 266 | 7 |
| Triangle Day School ✓ | K-8 | 321 | 8 |
| Hope Creek Academy ✓ | K-12 | 69 | 9 |
| Duke School | PreK-8 | 436 | 9 |
| Liberty Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 299 | 9 |
| Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill | K-12 | 583 | 9 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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