St. Leo Catholic School Tuition 2026-27: $13,913

Tuition, 2026-27: $13,913
Grades: PreK-8
Students (K-12): 247
Students per teacher: 11.8
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
From Winston Salem center: Under 1 mile

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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

Tuition: $13,913 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award: about $3,574 to $7,942
Left to pay: about $5,971 to $10,339, before fees
How the award is set: Four income tiers: the top figure is the lowest-income tier, the bottom figure the highest-income tier.

Award $3,574 to $7,942 Left to pay $5,971 to $10,339

Tuition: the school’s tuition sheet, checked October 6, 2026.
Award: NCSEAA, Opportunity Scholarship award tiers 2026-27, read October 9, 2026.
Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers

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School facts

Teachers: 22
Student body: Coeducational
Diocese: Diocese of Charlotte, NC
Boys and girls: 52% boys, 48% 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: 185 to 247, up 62 (34%)
Path: Grew in each survey (221 in 2021-22)

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

Largest grade: Grade 6 (33)
Smallest grade: Grade 3 and grade 5 (25 each)
Average a grade: About 27

The school year

Days in the school year: 177
Length of the school day: 8 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,420
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against North Carolina: 3 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
School day, against North Carolina: 60 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 11.8 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
Size in Forsyth County: Larger than 12 of 17 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.

St. Leo Catholic School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27: $13,913
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27: $13,913

Community (non-Catholic) rate for one student is $13,913; practicing Catholic families pay $9,188 for one student, with sibling discounts.

What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.

Tuition from St. Leo Catholic School's tuition sheet, checked October 6, 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 St. Leo Catholic School?

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms Opportunity Scholarship award (lowest) Children

Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
Award filled in: the 2026-27 Opportunity Scholarship award for that grade band (the lower end; yours may be higher).
Change them for your child’s grade.

Ask the school: Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes Opportunity Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask

St. Leo Catholic School admissions

Deadline: Not given on the admissions page we checked

Applications open November 1 and the priority deadline is December 31; the page does not state the year.

Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.

Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Winston Salem Street School	9-12	63	9	Christian (nondenominational)	1
Salem Montessori School ✓	PreK-4	57	7.5	Nonsectarian	2
Summit School	PreK-9	482	5.2	Nonsectarian	2
Reynolda Presbyterian Preschool and Kind	PreK-Transitional K	12	9.2	Presbyterian	2
Salem Academy ✓	9-12	76	6.4	Nonsectarian, all-girls	2
St. Johns Lutheran School ✓	PreK-5	91	12.8	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	2
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School ✓	PreK-8	141	9.4	Roman Catholic	2
Sherman Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				2

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