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International Montessori School

3001 Academy Rd Ste 300, Durham, NC 27707Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
PreK-6
Students (K-12)
97
Students per teacher
6.3
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
From Durham center
2.5 miles

All school facts and where they come from

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
17
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Montessori
Boys and girls
46% boys, 54% girls
Setting
City
Member of
American Montessori Society

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

65 2019-20 77 2021-22 97 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
65 to 97, up 32 (49%)
Path
Grew in each survey (77 in 2021-22)

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

69 PK 35 K 14 1 18 2 12 3 9 4 8 5 1 6
Largest grade
Kindergarten (35)
Smallest grade
Grade 6 (1)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year
179
Length of the school day
6 hours 45 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,210
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
No
Year, against North Carolina
1 day shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
School day, against North Carolina
15 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 6.3 NC median 8.8
Students per teacher
This school 97 County median 157
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
6.3 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
Size in Durham County
Larger than 12 of 28 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 44% Hispanic 25% Two or more races 16% Asian 8% Black 7%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

International Montessori School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Published tuition
On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
Nearby schools’ prices
$9,000 to $37,500 a year, published by 3 private schools nearby. School by school
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 International Montessori School?

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Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Aya Renaissance School$9,000not stated0.2
Durham Academy Middle School Div$28,700 to $37,5002026-270.3
Montessori School of Durham$27,5802026-270.7

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Aya Renaissance School ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey<1
Durham Academy Middle School DivPreK-121,2114.6Nonsectarian<1
Montessori School of DurhamPreK-6838.7Nonsectarian<1
Lerner Jewish Community Day School ✓PreK-5383.7Jewish1
Durham AcademyPreK-121,2137.9Nonsectarian2
Insight Colearning Center ✓9-12244.3Nonsectarian2
Hill Learning Center ✓2-121766.3Nonsectarian2
Cresset Christian Academy ✓PreK-1217111.6Christian (nondenominational)2

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