St. Thomas More Academy Tuition 2026-27, Raleigh NC

Tuition, 2026-27: $8,000
Grades: 6-11
Students (K-12): 243
Students per teacher: 12.3
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
From Raleigh center: 3.4 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

Tuition: $8,000 (grades 6 to 8, 2026-27)
Award: about $3,574 to $7,942
Left to pay: about $58 to $4,426, 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 $58 to $4,426

Tuition: the school’s website, 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

Call (919) 878-7640 Visit website Directions Add to compare

School facts

Teachers: 22
Student body: Coeducational
Diocese: Diocese of Raleigh, NC
Boys and girls: 56% boys, 44% girls
Setting: City

School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.

Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

Students and school year

Enrollment over time

2019-20 to 2023-24: 176 to 243, up 67 (38%)
Path: Grew in each survey (242 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Grade 9 (58)
Smallest grade: Grade 8 (29)
Across the grades: Classes fill up toward the upper grades
High school grades: Average 51; lower grades 30

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,260
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

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 12.3 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
Size in Wake County: Larger than 30 of 58 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. Thomas More Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27: $8,000
Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27: $8,000

Middle School (grades 6 to 8) and Upper School (grades 9 to 12) tuition is $8,000; some school books are included on loan. STMA offers no financial aid outside the NC Opportunity Scholarship.

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

Tuition from St. Thomas More Academy's website, 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. Thomas More Academy?

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

Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades 6 to 8, 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; whether seats are still open. More questions to ask

St. Thomas More Academy admissions

Application deadline: February 2, 2027
Applications opened: September 1, 2026
School year: 2027-28

The 2027-28 admissions process began September 1, 2026 with a deadline of February 2, 2027; after that applications are considered on a rolling basis if spots remain.

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
Friendship Christian School ✓	PreK-12	266	9.6	Baptist	1
St. Raphael Catholic School ✓	K-8	458	13.4	Roman Catholic	2
Thales Academy of Raleigh ✓	K-8	488	16.8	Nonsectarian	2
Christian Life Academy ✓	1-11	32	7.1	Christian (nondenominational)	2
St. Mary's Christian Academy	PreK-6	25	3.1	Other religious	2
The Fletcher Academy ✓	2-12	206	5	Nonsectarian	2
St. Philip Lutheran Preschool	PreK-Transitional K	8	7.3	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	3
North Raleigh Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	1,568	15.4	Christian (nondenominational)	3

On the program’s official list Other private schools

Keep looking

No new Opportunity Scholarship application dates are posted yet. How Opportunity Scholarship works.

Run this school? Update this listing for free. School staff: add the official list badge to your website.

St. Thomas More Academy

Key facts