Thales Academy of Raleigh
8151 Town Dr, Raleigh, NC 27616Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 488
- Students per teacher
- 16.8
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Raleigh center
- 5.2 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
- 29
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 43% boys, 57% 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
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 456 to 488, up 32 (7%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- 4 grades (71 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (18)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
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
- 16.8 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
- Size in Wake County
- Larger than 42 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.
- 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.
Thales Academy of Raleigh tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $6,564 to $12,564 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 Thales Academy of Raleigh?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Raleigh Christian Academy | $6,564 to $12,564 | 2026-27 | 1.2 |
| St. Thomas More Academy | $8,000 | 2026-27 | 1.9 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Raleigh Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,568 | 1 |
| Christian Life Academy ✓ | 1-11 | 32 | 2 |
| St. Thomas More Academy ✓ | 6-11 | 243 | 2 |
| St. Mary's Christian Academy | PreK-6 | 25 | 3 |
| Friendship Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 266 | 3 |
| St. Raphael Catholic School ✓ | K-8 | 458 | 3 |
| St. Philip Lutheran Preschool | PreK-Transitional K | 8 | 4 |
| Neuse Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 356 | 4 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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