Phoenix Montessori Academy
12340 Mount Holly Hntrsvlle Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 140
- Students per teacher
- 5.2
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Huntersville center
- 4.1 miles
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
- 27
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 80%
- 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
- 130 to 140, up 10 (8%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (25)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (4)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 11
The school year
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- School day, against North Carolina
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5.2 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
- Size in Mecklenburg County
- Larger than 31 of 60 other schools we list
- 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.
Phoenix Montessori Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 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 Phoenix Montessori 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 still takes Opportunity Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Novare Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Brisbane Academy Preparatory School | PreK-8 | 48 | 4 |
| Primrose School of Huntersville | PreK-Transitional K | 18 | 4 |
| The Halton School ✓ | 2-8 | 32 | 4 |
| Lake Norman Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 140 | 4 |
| Berean Jr Academy ✓ | K-7 | 44 | 5 |
| Berean Junior Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 5 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship: amount and eligibility
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