Lincoln Christian Academy, Lincolnton NC

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.

Net cost: Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website

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

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

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy ✓	K-12	136	11.1	Methodist	2
Combine Academy ✓	9-12	139	20.1	Nonsectarian, all-boys	6
Judah Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	73	9.2	Christian (nondenominational)	10
Community Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				11
Earthsong Explorers ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				12
Kairos Classical Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				13
First Wesleyan Christian School ✓	PreK-6	153	11.3	Methodist	13
St. Michael Catholic School ✓	PreK-8	127	24.9	Roman Catholic	14

On the program’s official list Other private schools

No new Opportunity Scholarship application dates are posted yet. How Opportunity Scholarship works.