St. Patrick Catholic School
1125 Buchanan St., Charlotte, NC 28203Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- K-5
- Students (K-12)
- 228
- Students per teacher
- 13.2
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Charlotte center
- Under 1 mile
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
- 18
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Charlotte, NC
- Boys and girls
- 58% boys, 42% 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
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 3 (47)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 2 (32)
- Average a grade
- About 38
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,230
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against North Carolina
- 5 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
- 13.2 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
- Size in Mecklenburg County
- Larger than 43 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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
St. Patrick Catholic School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $14,820 to $28,690 a year, published by 3 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. Patrick 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epiphany School of Charlotte | $27,500 | 2026-27 | 0.5 |
| Keystone Montessori School | $14,820 | 2026-27 | 1.1 |
| Trinity Episcopal School | $26,670 to $28,690 | 2026-27 | 1.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epiphany School of Charlotte ✓ | 4-8 | 20 | <1 |
| Brookstone Schools ✓ | K-8 | 174 | 1 |
| Keystone Montessori School ✓ | PreK-3 | 31 | 1 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Trinity Episcopal School ✓ | K-8 | 437 | 2 |
| Christ Church Preschool and Kindergarten | PreK-Transitional K | 44 | 2 |
| St. Ann Catholic School ✓ | PreK-5 | 319 | 2 |
| St. Gabriel Catholic School ✓ | K-5 | 657 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
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- 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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