Montessori Community School
4512 Pope Rd, Durham, NC 27707Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $22,250
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 157
- Students per teacher
- 8.7
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Durham center
- 6.4 miles
Can you use Opportunity Scholarship here?
Not on the Opportunity Scholarship list we read
- About the list
- How the Opportunity Scholarship list works
- Applying
- The 2026-27 priority window ran February 2 to March 2, 2026. Expect early February again.
Source: Opportunity Scholarship official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 18
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Boys and girls
- 73% boys, 27% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- American Montessori Society
- 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
- 141 to 157, up 16 (11%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (25)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (10)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 169
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,100
- Kindergarten
- Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against North Carolina
- 11 days shorter 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
- Students per teacher
- 8.7 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
- Size in Durham County
- Larger than 14 of 28 other schools we list
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.
Montessori Community School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $22,250
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $26,450
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
Tuition from Montessori 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 Montessori Community School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it takes Opportunity Scholarship; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill | $23,990 to $30,890 | 2026-27 | 2.9 |
| Durham Academy Middle School Div | $28,700 to $37,500 | 2026-27 | 3.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Oaks Seventh-Day Adventist Christian School ✓ | K-8 | 22 | <1 |
| Montessori Day School | PreK-4 | 19 | 1 |
| St. Thomas More Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 351 | 3 |
| Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill | K-12 | 583 | 3 |
| Cresset Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 171 | 3 |
| Hill Learning Center ✓ | 2-12 | 176 | 3 |
| Durham Academy | PreK-12 | 1,213 | 4 |
| Durham Academy Middle School Div | PreK-12 | 1,211 | 4 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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