Lawrence Academy
PO Box 70, Merry Hill, NC 27957Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 253
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
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. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 22
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 58% boys, 42% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 73%
- 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
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 210 to 253, up 43 (20%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (215 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 3 (25)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 2 (14)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 19
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 55 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
- Yes
- Year, against North Carolina
- 5 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
- 12 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.
Lawrence Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 Lawrence 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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 10 | |
| Bethel Assembly Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 12 | |
| Chowan Multi Purpose Jovenille School | 8-11 | 8 | 12 |
| Ahoskie Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 213 | 22 |
| Hertford County Multi-Purpose Juvenile Home | 7-9 | 8 | 27 |
| Ridgecroft School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 27 | |
| Hope Mennonite School | 2-10 | 18 | 28 |
| Terra Ceia Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 153 | 28 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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