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Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School

1730 Link Rd, Winston Salem, NC 27103Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
PreK-8
Students (K-12)
141
Students per teacher
9.4
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
From Winston Salem center
2.2 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
18
Student body
Coeducational
Diocese
Diocese of Charlotte, NC
Boys and girls
45% boys, 55% girls
Setting
City
Member of
National Catholic Educational Association

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

170 2019-20 165 2021-22 141 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
170 to 141, down 29 (17%)
Path
Fell in each survey (165 in 2021-22)

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

20 PK 15 K 17 1 16 2 14 3 18 4 18 5 15 6 17 7 11 8
Largest grade
Grade 4 and grade 5 (18 each)
Smallest grade
Grade 8 (11)
Average a grade
About 16

The school year

Days in the school year
175
Length of the school day
6 hours 40 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,170
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against North Carolina
5 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
School day, against North Carolina
20 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 9.4 NC median 8.8
Students per teacher
This school 141 County median 143
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
9.4 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
Size in Forsyth County
Larger than 8 of 17 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 39% Hispanic 38% Two or more races 9% Black 7% Asian 6%

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

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Published tuition
On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
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 Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School?

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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

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Sherman Academy ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey<1
St. Johns Lutheran School ✓PreK-59112.8Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)1
Salem Academy ✓9-12766.4Nonsectarian, all-girls2
Rise Academy ✓K-5428.4Christian (nondenominational)2
Winston Salem Street School9-12639Christian (nondenominational)2
St. Leo Catholic School ✓PreK-824711.8Roman Catholic2
Ephesus Jr Academy ✓K-83612Seventh-Day Adventist3
Salem Montessori School ✓PreK-4577.5Nonsectarian4

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