Laurel Academy
PO Box 24, Aurora, WV 26705Checked against the official list (dated August 10, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 68
- Students per teacher
- 15.1
- Affiliation
- Other religious
Can you use Hope here?
✓ On the official West Virginia Hope Scholarship list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- Opened March 2, 2026. June 15 was the deadline for the full amount. Late applications run to February 28, 2027 at reduced amounts: 50% of the award until November 30, then 25% from December 1.
Source: the official list, dated August 10, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet
School facts
- Teachers
- 6
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 60% boys, 40% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 0%
- Setting
- Rural
- 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
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 12 (11)
- Smallest grade
- 3 grades (2 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 9; lower grades 4
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 200
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,300
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person, virtual and hybrid
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against West Virginia
- 20 days longer than the 180-day median of 97 schools we list
- School day, against West Virginia
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (97 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 15.1 here; median 7.8 at 38 WV combined schools
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Laurel Academy tuition, and what Hope pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
West Virginia Hope Scholarship Education savings account
- Award
- $5,435.62 expected for 2026-27
- How it varies
- Apply late and you get less in your first year: 75% of the award for applications June 16 to September 15, 2026, 50% for September 16 to November 30, and 25% for December 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027 (Hope Scholarship home page, read October 8, 2026).
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 8, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Laurel Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Hope pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston County Youth Center ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 15 | |
| On Target Church Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 19 | |
| Chestnut Mountain Ranch ✓ | 7-10 | 14 | 22 |
| Trinity Christian School ✓ | K | 26 | 24 |
| St. Francis de Sales Central Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 312 | 24 |
| Covenant Christian School ✓ | PreK-8 | 144 | 25 |
| Amplify Children's Academy ✓ | K-Transitional K | 22 | 25 |
| Morgantown Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 168 | 25 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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Next Hope date: February 28, 2027 (Last day for late 2026-27 applications (reduced amount)).
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