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Montessori School of Raleigh

7005 Lead Mine Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
PreK-12
Students (K-12)
238
Students per teacher
3.8
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
From Raleigh center
3.3 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
64
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Montessori
Boys and girls
52% boys, 48% girls
Go on to a 4-year college
100%
Setting
City
Member of
American Montessori Society

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

228 2021-22 238 2023-24
2021-22 to 2023-24
228 to 238, up 10 (4%)

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

199 PK 46 K 25 1 26 2 27 3 24 4 18 5 6 6 15 7 11 8 9 9 8 10 15 11 8 12
Largest grade
Kindergarten (46)
Smallest grade
Grade 6 (6)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades
High school grades
Average 10; lower grades 22

The school year

Days in the school year
172
Length of the school day
6 hours 30 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,120
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against North Carolina
8 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

This school 3.8 NC median 9.3
Students per teacher
This school 238 County median 238
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
3.8 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
Size in Wake County
Larger than 29 of 58 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 69% Two or more races 14% Black 6% Asian 6% Hispanic 5%

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

Montessori School of Raleigh tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Published tuition
On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
Nearby schools’ prices
$16,200 to $34,190 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 Montessori School of Raleigh?

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Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Ravenscroft School$21,085 to $34,1902026-271.8
St. Timothys School$16,200 to $21,7702026-272.7

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
Chesterbrook Academy-North Raleigh ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey2
Ravenscroft SchoolPreK-121,2158Nonsectarian2
St. Philip Lutheran PreschoolPreK-Transitional K87.3Evangelical Lutheran Church in America2
Neuse Christian Academy ✓K-123568.2Christian (nondenominational)2
The Fletcher Academy ✓2-122065Nonsectarian2
St. Timothys School ✓PreK-854812.2Episcopal3
St. Raphael Catholic School ✓K-845813.4Roman Catholic3
Friendship Christian School ✓PreK-122669.6Baptist3

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