St. Matthew Catholic School
11525 Elm Ln, Charlotte, NC 28277Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- K-5
- Students (K-12)
- 682
- Students per teacher
- 17.7
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Charlotte center
- 10.7 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
- 40
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Charlotte, NC
- Boys and girls
- 51% boys, 49% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
- 549 to 682, up 133 (24%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (660 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 4 (120)
- Smallest grade
- Transitional kindergarten (20)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 174
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against North Carolina
- 6 days 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
- Students per teacher
- 17.7 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
- Size in Mecklenburg County
- Larger than 53 of 60 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. Matthew Catholic School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $21,562 to $36,500 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 St. Matthew Catholic School?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Latin School | $32,600 to $36,500 | 2026-27 | 2.8 |
| Charlotte Catholic High School | $21,562 | 2026-27 | 3.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omni Montessori School | PreK-9 | 144 | 1 |
| Fusion Charlotte | 6-12 | 49 | 2 |
| Brtish International School of Charlotte ✓ | PreK-12 | 149 | 2 |
| Fusion Academy and Learning Center - Charlotte ✓ | 6-12 | 44 | 2 |
| Kids R Kids Learning Academy of Blakeney | K | 12 | 2 |
| Accelerate Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Charlotte Latin School | K-12 | 1,523 | 3 |
| Charlotte Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 1,330 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
- All private schools near Charlotte
- Catholic schools in North Carolina
- Private elementary schools in North Carolina
- Private schools with kindergarten in North Carolina
- Private schools in Mecklenburg County
- North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship: amount and eligibility
- All North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship schools
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