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St. Raphael Catholic School

5815 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
K-8
Students (K-12)
458
Students per teacher
13.4
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
From Raleigh center
2.3 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
35
Student body
Coeducational
Diocese
Diocese of Raleigh, NC
Boys and girls
47% boys, 53% girls
Setting
City
Member of
National Catholic Educational Association

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

419 2021-22 458 2023-24
2021-22 to 2023-24
419 to 458, up 39 (9%)

Students by grade, 2023-24

44 K 51 1 46 2 49 3 51 4 50 5 45 6 68 7 54 8
Largest grade
Grade 7 (68)
Smallest grade
Kindergarten (44)
Average a grade
About 51

The school year

Days in the school year
180
Length of the school day
7 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,260
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against North Carolina
Same as the median of the 555 private schools we list
School day, against North Carolina
About the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 13.4 NC median 8.8
Students per teacher
This school 458 County median 238
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
13.4 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
Size in Wake County
Larger than 38 of 58 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 59% Two or more races 27% Black 9% Asian 5%

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

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

Published tuition
On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
Nearby schools’ prices
$8,000 to $34,190 a year, published by 3 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. Raphael 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
St. Thomas More Academy$8,0002026-271.8
Ravenscroft School$21,085 to $34,1902026-271.8
St. Timothys School$16,200 to $21,7702026-271.9

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
Friendship Christian School ✓PreK-122669.6Baptist<1
The Fletcher Academy ✓2-122065Nonsectarian<1
St. Thomas More Academy ✓6-1124312.3Roman Catholic2
St. Philip Lutheran PreschoolPreK-Transitional K87.3Evangelical Lutheran Church in America2
Ravenscroft SchoolPreK-121,2158Nonsectarian2
St. Timothys School ✓PreK-854812.2Episcopal2
Neuse Christian Academy ✓K-123568.2Christian (nondenominational)2
The Trilogy School ✓2-12453.7Nonsectarian2

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