Thales Academy of Cary
1120 Buck Jones Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-10
- Students (K-12)
- 436
- Students per teacher
- 13.5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Raleigh center
- 7.1 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. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 33
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 45% boys, 55% girls
- Setting
- City
- 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
- Kindergarten (93)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 10 (8)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 11; lower grades 52
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
- No
- 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
- 13.5 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
- Size in Wake County
- Larger than 37 of 58 other schools we list
- 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.
Thales Academy of Cary tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 Thales Academy of Cary?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Montessori School of Cary | PreK-K | 39 | <1 |
| Grace Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 874 | <1 |
| Learn With the Best School ✓ | 1-12 | 36 | 1 |
| Adventist Christian Academy of Raleigh ✓ | PreK-10 | 133 | 2 |
| Children's Discovery Center | PreK-Transitional K | 20 | 2 |
| The Raleigh School | PreK-5 | 264 | 2 |
| Triangle Montessori Academy | PreK-6 | 76 | 2 |
| True Abalities Lrng. Academy | Ungraded | 19 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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