Oak City Academy
1100 Benson Rd, Garner, NC 27529Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 175
- Students per teacher
- 8.4
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Clayton center
- 9.5 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
- 26
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Boys and girls
- 53% boys, 47% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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
- 120 to 175, up 55 (46%)
- Path
- Peaked at 180 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (38)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (2)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 168
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,180
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against North Carolina
- 12 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
- School day, against North Carolina
- About the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.4 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
- Size in Wake County
- Larger than 23 of 58 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.
Oak City Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 Oak City Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Opportunity Scholarship; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sure Promise Christian Academy ✓ | K-5 | 19 | 3 |
| Wake Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 926 | 3 |
| Gethsemane Christian SDA Jr. Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Word of God Christian Academy | 6-12 | 93 | 4 |
| Woodmeadows Montessori ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| Elevate Learning School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 6 | |
| Frankie Lemmon School & Development Center | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Cathedral School ✓ | PreK-8 | 223 | 6 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship: amount and eligibility
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