Providence Preparatory Academy
702 Eastwood Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 141
- Students per teacher
- 12.7
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Wilmington center
- 2.7 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
- 19
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Boys and girls
- 55% boys, 45% girls
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 98 to 141, up 43 (44%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (138 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 (23)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 10 and grade 12 (3 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 3; lower grades 15
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 168
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,200
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- 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
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 12.7 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
- Size in New Hanover County
- Larger than 9 of 14 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.
Providence Preparatory Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $9,500 to $18,820 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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 Providence Preparatory 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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington Christian Academy | $9,500 to $10,700 | 2025-26 | 2.1 |
| Friends School of Wilmington | $17,180 to $18,820 | 2026-27 | 2.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mark Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 478 | <1 |
| Wilmington Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 825 | 2 |
| The School of Wonder ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Palm Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Hill School of Wilmington ✓ | 1-8 | 65 | 3 |
| Friends School of Wilmington ✓ | PreK-8 | 137 | 3 |
| Southeastern Autism Academy ✓ | 2-12 | 43 | 3 |
| Waterview Learning Academy ✓ | 6-12 | 47 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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