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Kerr Vance Academy

700 Vance Academy Rd, Henderson, NC 27537Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
$8,100
Grades
PreK-12
Students (K-12)
154
Students per teacher
7.7
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
From Henderson center
3.1 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

Tuition
$8,100 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award
about $3,574 to $7,942
Left to pay
about $158 to $4,526, 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.

School facts

Teachers
20
Student body
Coeducational
Boys and girls
56% boys, 44% girls
Go on to a 4-year college
100%
Setting
Rural

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

146 2021-22 154 2023-24
2021-22 to 2023-24
146 to 154, up 8 (5%)

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

34 PK 13 K 8 1 9 2 11 3 5 4 10 5 8 6 20 7 15 8 13 9 11 10 18 11 13 12
Largest grade
Grade 7 (20)
Smallest grade
Grade 4 (5)
Across the grades
Classes fill up toward the upper grades
Average a grade, high school included
About 12

The school year

Days in the school year
177
Length of the school day
7 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,240
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against North Carolina
3 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

This school 7.7 NC median 9.3
Students per teacher
Students per teacher
7.7 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools

Student body, 2023-24

White 81% Black 14% Hispanic 2% American Indian 2% Asian 1%

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

Kerr Vance Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27
$8,100
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
$8,100
Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
$8,100

One tuition rate for every grade: $8,100.

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

Tuition from Kerr Vance Academy's website, checked October 11, 2026.

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 Kerr Vance Academy?

  • Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
  • Award filled in: the 2026-27 Opportunity Scholarship award for that grade band (the lower end; yours may be higher).
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Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Crossroads Christian School ✓PreK-1229014.9Christian (nondenominational)2
Victory Christian School1-12649.1Christian (nondenominational)3
Naturally Nourished Tutoring Service ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey7
Eckerd Connects Girls Residential Academy9-11168Nonsectarian, all-girls14

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