The Fletcher School
8500 Sardis Rd, Charlotte, NC 28270Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $34,650
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 292
- Students per teacher
- 4.9
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Charlotte center
- 7.0 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
- Tuition
- $34,650 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $3,574 to $7,942
- Left to pay
- about $26,708 to $31,076, 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 $26,708 to $31,076
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 1, 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
School facts
- Teachers
- 60
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 56% boys, 44% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 87%
- 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
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 260 to 292, up 32 (12%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (283 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 4 (42)
- Smallest grade
- Kindergarten (5)
- Average a grade
- About 22
- High school grades
- Average 17; lower grades 25
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 173
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,210
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against North Carolina
- 7 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
- Students per teacher
- 4.9 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
- Size in Mecklenburg County
- Larger than 45 of 60 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.
The Fletcher School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $34,650
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $36,330
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $36,330
- Required fees
- $800 a year
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from The Fletcher School's website, checked October 1, 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 The Fletcher School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27), plus required fees.
- 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; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Christian School | $23,295 to $27,055 | 2026-27 | 1.1 |
| Covenant Day School | $15,490 to $22,790 | 2026-27 | 1.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 1,144 | 1 |
| Little Scholars Institute of Learning ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Charlotte Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 1,239 | 1 |
| Cyzner Institute ✓ | PreK-8 | 27 | 1 |
| Charlotte Preparatory School | PreK-8 | 357 | 2 |
| Crossway Academy ✓ | K-8 | 49 | 2 |
| Covenant Day School ✓ | K-12 | 1,029 | 2 |
| Consolidated High School of Jewish Studies | 8-12 | 105 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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