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Lucy Daniels School

9003 Weston Pkwy, Cary, NC 27513Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition
Not published
Grades
PreK-5
Students (K-12)
16
Students per teacher
2.7
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
From Cary center
3.6 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. Check the school’s website

School facts

Teachers
6
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Special education
Boys and girls
75% boys, 25% girls
Setting
City

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

25 2019-20 21 2021-22 16 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
25 to 16, down 9 (36%)
Path
Fell in each survey (21 in 2021-22)

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

2 PK 4 K 2 1 3 2 5 4 2 5
Largest grade
Grade 4 (5)
Smallest grade
Grade 1 and grade 5 (2 each)
Average a grade
About 3

The school year

Days in the school year
185
Length of the school day
6 hours 30 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,200
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
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
30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 2.7 NC median 8.8
Students per teacher
This school 16 County median 238
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
2.7 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
Size in Wake County
Larger than 4 of 58 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 81% Black 19%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Lucy Daniels School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Published tuition
No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
Nearby schools’ prices
$8,904 to $12,870 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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 Lucy Daniels School?

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Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School$12,8702026-273.2
Cary Christian School$8,904 to $10,289not stated3.7

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Accelerator School ✓6-12528.7Nonsectarian2
Cary Academy6-127899.9Nonsectarian2
Discovery Child Development CenterPreK-K52.5Nonsectarian3
Triangle Montessori AcademyPreK-6763.1Nonsectarian3
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School ✓PreK-847616.9Roman Catholic3
Cary Christian SchoolK-1284416.3Christian (nondenominational)4
Chesterbrook Academy-Preschool and Elementary ✓PreK-81939.2Nonsectarian4
Knowledge Beginnings SchoolK1010Nonsectarian4

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