Lupine Community School
3217 Damascus Church Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $12,398
- From Chapel Hill 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
- Tuition
- $12,398 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $3,574 to $7,942
- Left to pay
- about $4,456 to $8,824, before fees
- How the award is set
- Four income tiers: the top figure is the lowest-income tier, the bottom figure the highest-income tier.
Award $3,574 to $7,942 Left to pay $4,456 to $8,824
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 1, 2026.
- Award: NCSEAA, Opportunity Scholarship award tiers 2026-27, read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
Lupine Community School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $12,398
- Required fees
- $500 a year
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Lupine Community School's website, checked October 1, 2026.
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 Lupine Community School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27), plus required fees.
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 Opportunity Scholarship award for that grade band (the lower end; yours may be higher).
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes Opportunity Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montessori Community School | $22,250 to $26,450 | 2026-27 | 6.0 |
| Emerson Waldorf School | $25,015 to $27,375 | 2026-27 | 7.3 |
| Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill | $23,990 to $30,890 | 2026-27 | 8.2 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Youth Christian Academy ✓ | K-8 | 75 | 2 |
| St. Thomas More Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 351 | 3 |
| Montessori Day School | PreK-4 | 19 | 5 |
| Montessori Community School | PreK-8 | 157 | 6 |
| Five Oaks Seventh-Day Adventist Christian School ✓ | K-8 | 22 | 7 |
| Emerson Waldorf School ✓ | PreK-12 | 266 | 7 |
| Southpoint Academy ✓ | K-5 | 54 | 8 |
| Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill | K-12 | 583 | 8 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
No new Opportunity Scholarship application dates are posted yet. How Opportunity Scholarship works.
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