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Matthews Christian Academy

2724 Margaret Wallace Rd, Matthews, NC 28105Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
PreK-12
Students (K-12)
160
Students per teacher
8.5
Affiliation
Baptist
From Matthews center
3.0 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

School facts

Teachers
22
Student body
Coeducational
Boys and girls
53% boys, 47% girls
Go on to a 4-year college
100%
Setting
City
Member of
American Association of Christian Schools

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

114 2019-20 142 2021-22 160 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
114 to 160, up 46 (40%)
Path
Grew in each survey (142 in 2021-22)

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

8 PK 18 K 13 1 16 2 17 3 9 4 17 5 10 6 12 7 13 8 8 9 9 10 6 11 12 12
Largest grade
Kindergarten (18)
Smallest grade
Grade 11 (6)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades
High school grades
Average 9; lower grades 14

The school year

Days in the school year
175
Length of the school day
7 hours 10 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,250
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
No
Year, against North Carolina
5 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
School day, against North Carolina
10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 8.5 NC median 9.3
Students per teacher
This school 160 County median 132
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
8.5 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
Size in Mecklenburg County
Larger than 36 of 60 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 37% Hispanic 37% Two or more races 20% Black 3% Asian 3%

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

Matthews Christian Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Published tuition
On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
Nearby schools’ prices
$23,295 to $36,330 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 Matthews Christian Academy?

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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

Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Charlotte Christian School$23,295 to $27,0552026-272.6
The Fletcher School$34,650 to $36,3302026-272.7

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
School at Thompson4-10178.5Nonsectarian<1
Trinity Christian Preparatory School ✓7-12506.2Nonsectarian<1
Crossway Academy ✓K-8497Nonsectarian1
Charlotte Preparatory SchoolPreK-83573.9Nonsectarian2
Alc Mosaic (Mosaic School) ✓Ungraded809.9Nonsectarian2
Charlotte Christian School ✓K-121,23911.9Christian (nondenominational)3
Cyzner Institute ✓PreK-82713.5Nonsectarian3
The Fletcher School ✓K-122924.9Nonsectarian3

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