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The Covenant School

PO Box 10454, Greensboro, NC 27404Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
From $6,545
Grades
K-11
Students (K-12)
261
Students per teacher
14.9
Affiliation
Christian (nondenominational)
From Greensboro center
4.5 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
$6,545 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award
about $3,574 to $7,942
Left to pay
about $0 to $2,971, 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.

School facts

Teachers
34
Student body
Coeducational
Boys and girls
42% boys, 58% girls
Setting
City

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

142 2019-20 203 2021-22 261 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
142 to 261, up 119 (84%)
Path
Grew in each survey (203 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24

30 K 29 1 32 2 28 3 25 4 31 5 20 6 20 7 16 8 11 9 11 10 8 11
Largest grade
Grade 2 (32)
Smallest grade
Grade 11 (8)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades
High school grades
Average 10; lower grades 26

The school year

Days in the school year
162
Length of the school day
7 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,130
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against North Carolina
18 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

This school 14.9 NC median 9.3
Students per teacher
This school 261 County median 169
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
14.9 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
Size in Guilford County
Larger than 17 of 24 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 90% Black 3% Asian 3% Hispanic 2% Two or more races 2%

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

The Covenant School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27
$6,545
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
$8,195
Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
$8,745

Grammar school (K to 5) is $6,545, dialectic (6 to 8) $8,195 and rhetoric (9 to 12) $8,745; curriculum, field trips and uniforms are extra. $100 off for paying in full in August.

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

Tuition from The Covenant School's website, checked October 6, 2026.

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 The Covenant School?

  • Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
  • Award filled in: the 2026-27 Opportunity Scholarship award for that grade band (the lower end; yours may be higher).
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Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
New Garden Friends School ✓PreK-122245Nonsectarian2
Shining Light Academy ✓PreK-1217610.4Baptist2
Bnai Shalom Day School ✓PreK-8654.6Jewish3
Greensboro Montessori School ✓PreK-81696.6Nonsectarian4
Caldwell Academy ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey4
Primrose School of BrassfieldK1313Nonsectarian4
Our Lady of Grace Catholic School ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey4
Calvary Triad Academy ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey5

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