Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy
3032 Wesleyan Church Rd, Lincolnton, NC 28092Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 136
- Students per teacher
- 11.1
- Affiliation
- Methodist
- From Lincolnton center
- 4.0 miles
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
- 14
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 46% boys, 54% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 25%
- Setting
- Town
- 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
- 78 to 136, up 58 (74%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 4 (14)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (4)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 8; lower grades 12
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 176
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 35 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,160
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against North Carolina
- 4 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
- School day, against North Carolina
- 25 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 11.1 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.
Long Shoals Wesleyan 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 Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Combine Academy ✓ | 9-12 | 139 | 8 |
| Judah Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 73 | 9 |
| Community Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 10 | |
| Kairos Classical Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 11 | |
| First Wesleyan Christian School ✓ | PreK-6 | 153 | 11 |
| St. Michael Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 127 | 12 |
| Victory Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 155 | 12 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship: amount and eligibility
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