Lee Christian School, Sanford NC: PreK-12 Tuition

Tuition: On the school’s website
Grades: PreK-12
Students (K-12): 374
Students per teacher: 10
Affiliation: Christian (nondenominational)
From Sanford center: 2.7 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

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School facts

Teachers: 40
Student body: Coeducational
Go on to a 4-year college: 50%
Setting: Town

Member of: American Association of Christian Schools, Association of Christian Schools International

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: 260 to 374, up 114 (44%)
Path: Grew in each survey (297 in 2021-22)

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

Largest grade: Grade 7 (34)
Smallest grade: Transitional kindergarten (9)
Average a grade, high school included: About 27

The school year

Days in the school year: 185
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,300
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against North Carolina: 5 days longer 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

Students per teacher: 10 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.

Lee Christian School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Published tuition: On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)

NC

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 Lee Christian School?

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms Opportunity Scholarship award (lowest) Children

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Grace Christian School ✓	K-12	949	15.7	Christian (nondenominational)	3
Carolina Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				3
Calvary Education Center ✓	K-12	42	9.5	Pentecostal	4
Fellowship Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				13
High Falls Mennonite School	1-10	26	8.7	Mennonite	13

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