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Keystone Montessori School

2830 Dorchester Pl, Charlotte, NC 28209Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
$14,820
Grades
PreK-3
Students (K-12)
31
Students per teacher
5.2
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
From Charlotte center
1.9 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
$14,820 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award
about $3,574 to $7,942
Left to pay
about $6,878 to $11,246, 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
6
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Montessori
Boys and girls
35% boys, 65% girls
Setting
City
Member of
Association Montessori International

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Students and school year

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

29 PK 12 K 11 1 6 2 2 3
Largest grade
Kindergarten (12)
Smallest grade
Grade 3 (2)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year
170
Length of the school day
6 hours 30 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,110
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
No
Year, against North Carolina
10 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
School day, against North Carolina
30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 5.2 NC median 8.8
Students per teacher
This school 31 County median 132
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
5.2 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
Size in Mecklenburg County
Larger than 8 of 60 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 97% Two or more races 3%

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

Keystone Montessori School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27
$14,820

Elementary program rate. Primary half day $10,585 and primary full day $13,720 (ages 3 to K). $1,500 deposit applied to tuition.

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

Tuition from Keystone Montessori School's tuition sheet, checked October 1, 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 Keystone Montessori School?

  • 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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Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Epiphany School of Charlotte$27,5002026-271.5
Trinity Episcopal School$26,670 to $28,6902026-272.6
The John Crosland School$28,464 to $30,1872026-272.7

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
Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey<1
St. Patrick Catholic School ✓K-522813.2Roman Catholic1
St. Ann Catholic School ✓PreK-53196.4Roman Catholic1
Epiphany School of Charlotte ✓4-8204Nonsectarian1
Brookstone Schools ✓K-81748.3Christian (nondenominational)2
Christ Church Preschool and KindergartenPreK-Transitional K4410Episcopal2
Trinity Episcopal School ✓K-84378.8Episcopal3
The John Crosland School ✓K-12975.4Nonsectarian3

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