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St. Mark Catholic School

1013 Eastwood Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
PreK-8
Students (K-12)
478
Students per teacher
16.4
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
From Wilmington center
3.1 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
32
Student body
Coeducational
Diocese
Diocese of Raleigh, NC
Boys and girls
48% boys, 52% girls
Setting
City
Member of
National Catholic Educational Association

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

501 2021-22 478 2023-24
2021-22 to 2023-24
501 to 478, down 23 (5%)

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

36 PK 40 K 45 1 47 2 49 3 48 4 49 5 62 6 68 7 70 8
Largest grade
Grade 8 (70)
Smallest grade
Kindergarten (40)
Across the grades
Classes fill up toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year
179
Length of the school day
7 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,250
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against North Carolina
1 day shorter 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

This school 16.4 NC median 8.8
Students per teacher
This school 478 County median 99
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
16.4 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
Size in New Hanover County
Larger than 12 of 14 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 89% Hispanic 7% Two or more races 4% Black under 1% Asian under 1%

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

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

Published tuition
On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
Nearby schools’ prices
$9,500 to $18,820 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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. Mark 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

Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Friends School of Wilmington$17,180 to $18,8202026-272.4
Wilmington Christian Academy$9,500 to $10,7002025-262.6

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Providence Preparatory Academy ✓K-1214112.7Christian (nondenominational)<1
Friends School of Wilmington ✓PreK-81377.9Friends2
The School of Wonder ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey3
Palm Academy ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey3
Wilmington Christian Academy ✓PreK-1282517.5Baptist3
Hill School of Wilmington ✓1-8655.6Nonsectarian3
Waterview Learning Academy ✓6-12476.2Nonsectarian3
Southeastern Autism Academy ✓2-124314.3Nonsectarian3

On the program’s official list Other private schools

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