Quality Education Institute of Durham
800 Elmira Ave, Durham, NC 27707Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-4
- Students (K-12)
- 22
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Affiliation
- Church of Christ
- From Durham center
- 1.1 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. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 7
- Student body
- Coeducational
- 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
- 27 to 22, down 5 (19%)
- Path
- Peaked at 28 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (9)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 184
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,290
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against North Carolina
- 4 days longer 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
- 5 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
- Size in Durham County
- Larger than 2 of 28 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.
Quality Education Institute of Durham 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 Quality Education Institute of Durham?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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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
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Qalam Triangle Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Faith Assembly Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 31 | <1 |
| Mount Zion Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 182 | <1 |
| Camelot Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Cristo Rey Research Triangle ✓ | 9-11 | 219 | 2 |
| Empowered Minds Academy ✓ | PreK-4 | 14 | 2 |
| International Montessori School ✓ | PreK-6 | 97 | 2 |
| Insight Colearning Center ✓ | 9-12 | 24 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
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- North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship: amount and eligibility
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